Titania, Shredica, and I were on the rooftop, discussing Shredica's request. We sat around a circular stone table, Titania and I on one side, and Shredica on the other.
"So, you wanna join this year's King's Game, huh?" Titania remarked. "But you don't have a participation ticket. That's tough luck. You do realize that by the time those tickets are handed out, the game's already started, right?"
Shredica nodded in understanding. There were only a hundred participation tickets available, distributed randomly to lucky individuals. That marked the start of the King's Game. Anyone who wanted in had to either persuade or coerce ticket holders to hand them over. The game was limited to a hundred participants, but anyone could try to get in.
"I don't think I'll be much help, to be honest. I haven't scored a ticket myself. How about you, Leon?" Titania asked.
"I did," I replied, producing the ticket for her to see.
