A Night's Respite

Aether soon found out, through plenty of rather annoying and, to him, unnecessary hardships, that stepping onto a country's soil wasn't quite enough. There was a lot of paperwork to be done. Thankfully, Lady Luna took care of all of the paperwork, save for a single signature she asked of him. Unfortunately, she was quite pissed off at the end of it all.

They were provided with a free ride to the tournament grounds, though the journey was immediately soured by Lady Luna's horrible mood. 

Aether was grateful to reach the tournament grounds, only until the immense power radiating from the seemingly calm and peaceful lake knocked him off his feet. Not to mention the rift floating at the shore, ready to swallow whoever missteps in its vague direction.