Meanwhile, just moments before the blaring buzzer announced the start of the long-awaited three-day examination, an entirely different battle was already raging as people who weren't even supposed to be there maneuvered, some quietly and others rather shamelessly, to push their own agendas.
Some wanted to fish for the possibility of licensing the as-yet-unrevealed mecha for future mass production.
Others hoped to secure the first commission should custom units ever become available.
Then more enterprising parents had instead set their sights on introducing their children to the other Mylor siblings, while a select few attempted to sow discord between House Kyros and House Mylor by comparing the Empire's two young mechanics through carefully disguised compliments.
To say Marquise Mylor and Marquise Julienne had encountered formidable opponents would be an understatement.
