Shadwell looked at the crowd as well, frowning behind his glasses.
"Scary, isn't it?" he asked. "A room so full of people, each with a different magical power, all talking... And in three days, they'll all begin to try and kill each other. Some of them may pair up, a few may even form bigger groups, but I'm pretty sure most of them will go solo. It's hard placing trust on people, after all."