Vesk shrugged. "The arena sanctioned the fight. As far as the Tower is concerned, both sides are valid combatants."
Kael filed that away.
A place where rival Climbers could kill one another without the usual consequences would appeal to exactly the sort of people he preferred avoiding. The five victories required to leave suddenly seemed less informative than the system had made them sound.
He opened the Floor interface and found a new option.
[GLADIATORIUM RECORDS]
Selecting it brought up a list of names, victory totals, win streaks, and performance ratings.
Some Climbers had left after reaching the required five victories. Others had stayed for ten, fifteen, or twenty. A number of records continued far beyond that.
Kael searched for familiar names.
Yenna had no entry. Neither did Leonard.
His master was absent as well.
