The next group of candidates for the day consisted of the beast makers. Expectations were high, and a crowd gathered, waiting for the arrival of at least ten experienced beast masters. However, to everyone's surprise, only three individuals appeared to compete for the position.
Confused murmurs and puzzled glances were exchanged among the onlookers as they attempted to comprehend the unusual turn of events. Typically, the beast master division drew a substantial number of candidates, as finding people for this division wasn't very rare unlike the other two division.
Besides the fact that there were only three beast masters present this year, an additional element of surprise added to the confusion – there was a woman among them. It was a rare thing for women to pursue the path of becoming beast masters, partly due to the division's commander whose name was Garrick being known for his sexist views and doubting a woman is good enough to be part of his division.
