Centuries ago, during the most perilous of times, the "Southerner" Haiman Candor entered the city alone and fell in love with Miss Regina at first sight during a selection ceremony. He ultimately saved the kingdom from civil war, and as such, the tradition of the selection ceremony was preserved.
Now, five hundred years later—at this moment—seated in the grandstand, looking at the jubilant audience, the stern-faced guards below, and the eager contestants in the arena, Prince Thales couldn't help but wonder—another Candor prince, surrounded by countless guards and attendants, arrived at another selection ceremony.
It made one wonder what kind of reaction that "Southerner," Haiman, who had changed his name and disguised himself to blend into the event, facing well-prepared soldiers and crowds who gathered to choose warriors that would stand against the Candor royal family on behalf of the Southern Shore's powerful figures, might have had back then?
