<div class="floatleft">(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb425/ylauzon/ChrisHemsworth.jpg)</div>Character: Cedric Valda<br/>Location: Proving Grounds stands<br/>Time: Day 1 Noon<br/>Tagging: Open<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>As the start of the games was about to commence Cedric moved to the front of the crowd, taking a seat in one of the spots designated specifically for participants for the tournament. He had Liam to take care of their property over at the Bucking Bronco while he elected to scout the competition. Afterall there was no better way to prepare for the days ahead then to get an idea of how they fight. There wasn't much time wasted as the first event took place and it didn't take all that long to finish either. "I must admit I was expecting a bit more then that," he voiced turning his eyes to his bodyguard Gregory. "I must admit I expected more from the final ballot of fighters," he said, the sound of disappointment evident in his voice. It seemed to him that if they had taken it upon themselves to lower the entrants to 128 that the those 128 could and would represent the overall strength of the Empire. Now it appeared it would consist of either the extremely powerful or the extremely wealthy. Of course it was also possible that those wealthy could hire extremely powerful warriors in their stead, so the fact that a warrior had gone down so soundly was surprising. Perhaps he had given too much credit to his opponents.<br/><br/>"<strong>Do you wish to leave my lord,</strong>" Asked his bodyguard Gregory.<br/><br/>Cedric was wave his hand dismissively, "perhaps the rogue simply got lucky with his first opponent let's sit back and watch a couple more matches and see if we'll be able to accurately evaluate our competition," he said sounding bored. He'd turn his eyes to those who elected to watch in the games today themselves. "It doesn't need to be just this battle in which we need to scout," he said his eyes turning to see if there were any others actually scouting the competition. "A strong warrior is hardly the only threat we'll face, with any luck we'll find find a man who sharpens his mind before his blade," he stated his voice dropping just a bit. "For it's a sharp mind that ultimately will win the crown of Emperor," he explained to his longtime bodyguard. He'd turn his eyes forward to watch the next match.