<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/osVaPG7.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/54HhFiQ.jpg)</div><br/>The view Valna provided was indeed nice, and the others in the crowd who caught sight of it immediately began cheering and whistling. However it didn't stay that way for long, for Katra was so distracted by the sudden flashing that she ended up tripping on her own feet, releasing the blade mid swing.<br/><br/>Normally letting go of her weapon wouldn't be too much of a problem, after all her psi-blade would simply dematerialize and she could conjure a new one in an instant. Steel swords, however, did NOT dematerialize, at least this one didn't, and when it came free from her hand it was sent flying...into the crowd...And for someone normally lacking in strength Katra really managed to chuck that sucker good.<br/><br/>There was a split second gasp as the crowd registered there was a deadly weapon flying at them, but packed tightly as they were there wasn't much they could do to avoid it. The gasps were abruptly replaced with sharp screams, "OH SWEET SOL! BILLY!" a man shouted, sounding vaguely familiar to the gang, "Oh Bill! Bill! Oh Goddesses why!?" another cried out, though the crowd had ganged up too much for them to really make out what was going on from here, "Aghhh...what is...is this...am I dyin' Dave? Is this what dying' feels like? Is this the end for Billy?" "No! No no no you're gonna be alright! HEY WE NEED A HEALER HERE!"<br/><br/>All the while Lord Blackcrest looked absolutely flabbergasted. His eyes darted between Valna and Katra, "What the fuck was that!?" he shouted at Valna, "What did you- WHY did you!? Are you trying to make us lose!?" he said, clearly more concerned over the duel than the dying man in the crowd.<br/><br/>Sera likewise seemed to prioritize the match. As Katra stumbled to the ground Sera was on her in a flash, kicking her over onto her back and stepping firmly on her chest, "Submit!" she commanded, pointing the tip of her sword at the blonde's neck, "What? No! Don't you dare surrender you clumsy buffoon!" Lord Blackcrest roared.<br/><br/>As Juro watched this all unfold he was able to come to an astute observation: Shit was fucked!<br/><hr/><br/><strong>Valna</strong>succeeds in distracting Katra, but in doing so has roused the ire and suspicion of Lord Blackcrest (because literally why else would she distractingly flash Katra in the middle of an important duel?)<br/><br/><strong>Katra</strong>goes to attack Sera but fails miserably, both losing her sword and hitting an innocent bystander in the crowd. She also finds herself on the ground and seemingly at Sera's mercy.<br/><br/><strong>Juro</strong>rolls a 10+ on Discern Realities and gets 3 questions.<br/><br/><em>"What should I be on the lookout for?"</em><br/>There is only 1 set of stairs leading down from the Lord Blackcrest's balcony seats, guarded by 2 of his personal guards. They could pose a threat if things with the Lord go particularly sour. There's also a small panic starting to form on account of the man bleeding out in the stands.<br/><br/><em>"What is about to happen (after Katra loses)?"</em><br/>Carmilla will be declared the winner and she and Sera will be free to marry in peace (at least as far as the legal agreement of the duel goes). Lord Blackcrest is not likely to take this well, and is in fact on the verge of completely losing his shit. Your party is likely to be a prime target of his wrath, whether because he's catching onto your deception or because he believes you are legitimately failing this badly.  Whichever is the case doesn't particularly seem to matter at this point.<br/><br/><em>"What here is not what it appears to be?"</em><br/>Based on their voices, the group that got hit in the crowd don't seem to just be regular bystanders. You have the sneaking suspicion that they just might, in fact, be the Baghead Boys, sans bags.