He shook the sultan's hand, and then slipped the artifact back into his robes, before following to the arena. He looked around, and then made his way toward Katrina. He talked with her, warning her about a few of the opponents favored tactics and tricks, and making sure that she didn't want any more spells. Her denial made him shake his head, pointing out that the Captain almost glowed he had so much magic worked into him, before placing one hand on her shoulder. "Take a deep breath, concentrate. He is only pretending to be right handed. Stay calm, and you can win this. Don't worry about the crowd, they will be fine even if your effects go into them."<br/><br/>That done, he nodded to her, and made his way toward the second floor, and slipped into the balcony seats, taking the free chair by the sultan left for him. He nodded to the mages nearby, recognizing that young and hungry look as he sat down. "If you wanted, we could arrange to have me fight with a few of your mages after this. Let the mages show what they have been learning recently, and me show that all that talk is actually backed up by something."<br/><br/>He pulled out the artifact and set it down on the table between himself and the sultan, so that it was clear he was being honest about the bet.