Everyone became silent as they heard the announcement of the start of the second round; they focused on the guardians excitedly waiting for the details.
"Similarly to the previous round, any race that loses will lose a quarter of their population and half of the resources," the guardian spoke and paused for a moment as frowns appeared over the faces of most, though some were quite confident of their victory.
"I think something is wrong." Anna spoke, leaning towards Jayden. She didn't notice that they were still holding hands; she was gripping his hand tightly as if they might be separated if she let go.
Acting as if she had not noticed the hand, she continued with her words, though it felt quite strange to be able to talk to him like this and not through his mind:
