Lyra brought out a core.
She held it up so they could all see.
"This is the objective."
They all focused.
Lyra explained.
"You win if you keep me out of this circle for three seconds."
Arthur nodded slowly.
"Or?"
Lyra's lips curved slightly.
"Or you knock this out of my hand."
Nox blinked.
"That's it?"
Lyra looked at him.
"That's it."
Arthur crossed his arms as he thought.
The rules were simple, but the execution wasn't.
But he liked the challenge.
She also gave them options.
Force her out.
Or target the core.
it offered different approaches and different strategies.
Lyra continued.
"You go one team at a time."
She pointed at the first group.
"Ryn's team first."
Ryn stepped forward immediately.
Selene and Torren followed.
They looked ready.
Focused.
Arthur stepped back with his team.
"Let's watch closely," he said.
Althea nodded.
Nox stretched his arms.
"Yeah… let's see how they fail."
Arthur smirked.
"And learn from it."
Nox sighed.
"Yeah."
