I threw caution into the wind and told her the absolute truth."jalen, i think u already know why i'm nervous." what do you mean?" she queried, as she ...losed the already narrow space between us. now, i suppose you think that i backed away...WRONG!i have always given as good as i get.i took her challenge and called her bluff.i dropped the books back to the floor, grabbed jalen by the collar and pulled her to me. she smiled at me again and i exploded.she opened her mouth and our tongues danced. “You made it trough the qualifiersI Great job! You probably heard this all before, but rules are rules. Gotta brief you anyways. Sorry about that.”She smiled apologetically, coughed once and completely changed her demeanor.“Alright, listen up Dude! The 129th Rasheul great slave tournament features a grand total of 128 combatants. In seven nail biting and chest pounding fights you will have to hack, slash, bite and blow your way to victory in a no holds barred match. And we are not kidding. Both, the Klack and the Stellaris wore their versions of fancy civilian attire. The two of course first welcomed Stahl.The Stellaris was first to address Roy after he had acknowledged the Admiral. “You must be Roy Masters. The All Patriarch has asked if you were to attend.”“I am Sir.”“I am Hidalgo Morris and this is P’Tykt. I am the Consul general of the Union and my friend P’Tykt was sent by the Assembly as Delegate. We would love to have you at the Union compound, but the Summit is about to. There was so much drama. He said this. She said that, it was all very annoying.With my glass of juice empty and the sun starting to peak over the horizon, I figured it was time to wake up my sister and get ready for school. I made my way to her door which was cracked slightly and peered in. My 13 year old sister was lying on her stomach with her arm and leg hanging off the side of the bed.“Mandy wake up its time for school”She yawned, stretched and replied “I’m up!” almost immediately after,.