The man nodded. "Very well; I will list her name for now, and bring the issue up with King Irovetti. I will let you know the results by this evening. If he does decline your request, you will be allowed to submit another competitor to the competition, in her stead."<br/><br/>The first day's events would follow - the axe throwing competition. The rules were laid out for Cynthia, before the event began - each competitor would be given six axes to throw, embedded into a stump. Three targets were available to throw at - a Small target, ten feet away, a Tiny target 30 feet away, and a Diminutive target, 50 feet away. The targets were painted with a goblin, a troll, and a dragon, respectively, and seemed to be made of fairly tough material - getting the axe to stick in the target will be almost as difficult as hitting it, for some people. Competitors will have half of a minute to throw the weapons, and will earn one point for hitting the first target, three for the second, and 5 for the third, and additional points for speed. (2 points per round not used, 6 rounds are granted.) Destroying the target (Dealing enough damage, or landing a critical hit) will double the number of points gained from the throw, but remove the target from play.<br/><br/>Fortunately, Cynthia would go nearly last, with only the competitor from Gralton following her - the current leader is Villamor Koth, the Pitaxan champion of the previous year, with 32 points on his run, having destroyed both of the second and third targets.