Raln stood next to the left tree at the top of the stairway connecting the bottom ring and the one above it, using it as potential cover because the trees were one of the only things here that could provide such a luxury in this strange battlefield. The only other option he could see would be to lean against the walls to vanish from view if the opponent was on the same side of these rings.

His first order of business was to seek out his opponent. If he couldn't find him then he was indeed either doing that tactic or cowering behind a tree of his own. He equipped one of his daggers into his right hand as he searched, just in case his opponent tried to get the jump on him at close range right off the bat.