There was a short delay before Dana's fight, while the Elders returned the arena to its base configuration, and the unranked Immortals placed their wagers on what the fighting style and power level of Dana was going to be.
They knew that her actual advancement was tied to Karl's, but his skills made him ridiculously difficult to defeat.
If she had a somewhat normal skill set, fighting her might not be such a terrible time.
They had no idea what they were getting themselves into.
"Would you like to make a request for your opponent?" The Elder asked when he saw that the last contestants were coming back out of the healers' tent.
"Just make sure that they are a combat specialist. I am a Mystic Blademaster by class, a battle mage." Dana explained.
That excited the warriors. It wasn't often that a mage was anything other than squishy in a duel. If she was a mage who knew how to use a sword, she might be worthy of becoming part of their friend group.
