Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Sam’s POV

I thought the tournaments would be held at the same spot as the training grounds, but boy was I wrong. I get it now; why they choose this location it’s obvious.

I’m standing in front of a massive arena; it could easily be said to be a gladiator arena from the Roman empire, except for the fact that this is not old at all; it’s a modern construction. The building is enormous. It could easily contain 10 000 people, and as we ascend the stairs, I can tell by the view that the structure is not round around a green area; instead, it’s lines of constructions facing each other with open access to both east and west.

“Amazing, huh?” Blair whispers in my ear. The sudden closeness makes me shiver, and I can only nod as a reply.

“It was specially built for the 100th evening games, they tell me,” he says and sighs loudly. “Now that I found you, I don’t care about this nonsense anymore, but I still need to do my part.”

I look at the surroundings, a