Behind him, the guard had thrown aside his own breakfast and drawn his sword, moving to stand in front of Rath as five men came out of the stable.Rath scrambled to his feet, swearing when he saw three more men coming in the gate. Blood streamed from his nose, but Rath ignored it, save to use the sleeve of his jacket to staunch the worst of it. The one day he'd needed to be awake on time, if not early, and he was bordering on being late.He threw open the stable doors and strode inside-Cried out when something slammed into his face and sent him stumbling back to crash on the courtyard cobblestones. Rath wolfed down his breakfast as he headed for the stable, the guard who'd reappeared sometime in the night following close on his heels.

Tournament of Losers Chapter 60: The Final Challenge, Part 1.Benni then turned and let a clerk escort him from the stage. They exchanged a strange smile, like they knew something no one else did, then nodded in reply to his bow. 'Smile.'Rath did as she said, though the smile hurt-but everyone cheered even louder than before as he raised his arm, and they didn't quiet down until the horns finally trumpeted an order to do so.Montague then bellowed out Jessa's name, of course, and Rath bowed his head to Sarie and Benni. He swallowed, tried to stand up straighter.'Lift your arm,' the clerk murmured. The first one is Rathatayen Jakobson!'Rath startled, relief rushing over him, eyes stinging. 'Now to announce the two who will continue on to the final challenge. 'Thank you,' he said as she began to gently clean his face and apply a numbing ointment.As the applause faded off, Montague continued. Rath jumped again as a clerk touched his arm, but forced himself to relax when he saw the woman had bandages and other healing items. Tournament of Losers Chapter 61: The Final Challenge, Part 2.'Master Rathatayen, Royal Champion of the Tournament of Charlet! I think it's long past time his prize came down and rewarded him!'Nobody even bothered to try calming the crowd at that point, and the noise and fervor only grew as Tress jumped over the edge of the stands and ran for the stage.Teric chuckled and let Rath go, smiling a bit mischievously. But right then, it was the sweetest thing he'd ever heard.When the crowd was finally wrangled into silence again, Teric grabbed Rath's wrist and lifted it. If you have a vote, declare the name!'Rath was absolutely certain that he never again wanted to hear so many people chanting his name that loudly ever again.

'The last vote goes to the people, all those gathered here today.

Tournament of Losers Chapter 62: The Final Challenge, Part 3Ī hand settled heavily on his shoulder, squeezed it, and he looked up, but immediately shied away from the smile on Teric's face.When the crowd finally quieted, Montague resumed speaking, voice somehow louder and clearer than ever.

Tournament of losers by megan derr