On the first level of the arena, Ashlynn and Nyrielle had returned to the crowd of people after the second battle between condemned men and the Mongrel Horde. Tausau had brought so many of his progeny that there would be a total of six battles before they had all received an opportunity to fight and feed.
Not all of the opponents for the later matches were condemned criminals. There existed a few brave souls who were willing to risk their lives for the opportunity to claim victory over a powerful vampire. Perhaps some of them understood how slim their odds truly were, but many who had come thought that the 'weaker' vampires of Tausau's Mongrel Horde represented an opportunity to claim a once-in-a-lifetime victory.
