Veragwen sat cross-legged on a bench by the monument with her sword and shield propped against her leg. She was technicaly on guard duty, but with as few of them as Seles has all they could really do is keep an eye out for anything destructive. What she was really looking forward to was the tournament. In previous years Vera had declined joining thinking that there was no way she could beat the best of the best, or at least the best of the warrior that came. But this year, she felt ready. She was pretty confident she could at least place pretty high, maybe even win!

It was time to prove that she was more than just a pretty face!

As she nodded or gave a greeting to people she knew, or didn't know, she found herself listening intently to a nearby singer practicing her routine. It seemed she had one written out for each day of the festival, as this song seemed to be a lot about the Red-Eye Dragoon. She had a very entrancing voice. Soft and pleasing to the ears, but still quite audible, so that even those farthest away could hear her. She wondered if it was that singer she has heard about for awhile now. Elayna something. Rumor has it she was also a capable fighter. Vera wondered if she was going to compete....

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Elayna danced around her little stage that had been set up for her as she sung her song dedicated to the Red-Eye Dragoon. She was technically just practicing, but she knew it all by heart and could perform it exactly as she wanted to, so it basically just become a show. She wore a rather revealing red dress, showing off her shapely figure, decorated with flame patterns. She didn't quite like wearing it, but she did look quite nice. Her movements were graceful and effortless. She could tell she had a few people mesmerized since they just stood there and watched despite all the things there were to do at the festival. She noticed a large number were men, but that didn't surprise her.

She had heard about a tournament that was going on on the last day and the reward for winning was quite a good sum of money. She wanted to go, but she wasn't sure if she'd be able to since she'd have to perform as well. Ah well, she was making money for performing as well!