The light had been blinding, so much so that it reminded her of Yldria, though Yana was not anywhere close to Uleuda. This light lacked the warmth, the calm, and the feeling of safety the mother crystal radiated. Still, the Yludih stepped forth, transitioning through the doorway and into a different room, a circular one. Others had entered at the exact same time as she had, the Yludih noticed, spotting the hybrid and Ja’mir to her right, and the group she’d already run into completing the circle, the closest one being her leftmost neighbor.
She could tell they were watching her. Of course they were. She had expected nothing less. What they would do next though… Yana was not completely sure of, but she had drawn up a couple of scenarios when making her decision to stay in her Eídisi form. She had made a calculated guess, taken the gamble and hoped that her read of the other group was correct.
If it was, the Yludih wouldn’t need to do anything before Cassion’s rules were broken once again. She wondered if he’d wave that offense away, just because the others weren’t serving Faldrun. Was Cassion a hypocrite in that way? Possibly. Very likely. Then again… he hadn’t yet done anything to Yana either. Perhaps he was waiting for the game to end before he would deal out the punishment for breaking the rules. Or maybe there simply wasn’t any penalty attached to it. He hadn’t said it was forbidden. He’d said he wouldn’t like it.
Not that that changed anything.
The Yludih found she could move, and her eyes went to the seven spinning gems in the room. One for each player present. A roulette then? A game of luck to contrast the games of wit before. The thing to consider –albeit pointlessly—was what the objective was. Obviously each of them was to grab a gem. If the point had been to grab as many as possible, the teams would have been equal in size, else it would have been unfair. No, this had to be a “pick the right one” game. Or a “don’t pick the wrong one”. The former was more likely, as it would immediately eliminate all other contestants. Though the latter could not be excluded. It did not change the nature of the game though: pure luck.
And, if she was right, the selection of the winner would not take place until all players had picked up a gem. Or, until all gems had been picked up, regardless of whether or not everyone held one.
A simple game, really.
Yana had nothing to lose, apart from the game itself. There was nothing to worry about, as luck was a fickle thing, and the knowledge of whether or not one had made a good or a bad choice of gem would remain clouded in mystery until the answer was revealed. There was no rhyme or reason to it. Thinking about it was not going to help. She just had to reach out and grab one. And she did, snatching it up as it passed her by.
She could tell they were watching her. Of course they were. She had expected nothing less. What they would do next though… Yana was not completely sure of, but she had drawn up a couple of scenarios when making her decision to stay in her Eídisi form. She had made a calculated guess, taken the gamble and hoped that her read of the other group was correct.
If it was, the Yludih wouldn’t need to do anything before Cassion’s rules were broken once again. She wondered if he’d wave that offense away, just because the others weren’t serving Faldrun. Was Cassion a hypocrite in that way? Possibly. Very likely. Then again… he hadn’t yet done anything to Yana either. Perhaps he was waiting for the game to end before he would deal out the punishment for breaking the rules. Or maybe there simply wasn’t any penalty attached to it. He hadn’t said it was forbidden. He’d said he wouldn’t like it.
Not that that changed anything.
The Yludih found she could move, and her eyes went to the seven spinning gems in the room. One for each player present. A roulette then? A game of luck to contrast the games of wit before. The thing to consider –albeit pointlessly—was what the objective was. Obviously each of them was to grab a gem. If the point had been to grab as many as possible, the teams would have been equal in size, else it would have been unfair. No, this had to be a “pick the right one” game. Or a “don’t pick the wrong one”. The former was more likely, as it would immediately eliminate all other contestants. Though the latter could not be excluded. It did not change the nature of the game though: pure luck.
And, if she was right, the selection of the winner would not take place until all players had picked up a gem. Or, until all gems had been picked up, regardless of whether or not everyone held one.
A simple game, really.
Yana had nothing to lose, apart from the game itself. There was nothing to worry about, as luck was a fickle thing, and the knowledge of whether or not one had made a good or a bad choice of gem would remain clouded in mystery until the answer was revealed. There was no rhyme or reason to it. Thinking about it was not going to help. She just had to reach out and grab one. And she did, snatching it up as it passed her by.
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