Chapter 21

Rainer impatiently played with with the silverware on the table until he had enough. “Ok, I can’t just sit here anymore! I’m going back to my room.” As he stood up to leave, he took one more look around the hall. He noticed a crowd around one of the competitors. He had scruffy silver hair, a suit similar to Rainer’s except with a blue tie, and he was a little taller than Rainer. This man outshined almost everyone in the room, just the feeling of his presence was enough to irritate Rainer.

Everyone who was crowded around him, seemed to be fawning over him. Rainer was unable to make out what they were saying but it was safe to assume he was a favorite to win.

He gritted his teeth “Figures, they would all surround the favorite. Someone they can safely bet on, and abandon your own competitor. It’s pathetic." Rainer sighed and loosened his irritation.