Carlos's business always came first with Iris, and her arrangements were lightning-fast.
That afternoon, several ordinary carriages quickly left Ember City, heading toward the Withered Lands...
...
In his room, Carlos's vision showed Guard #1's perspective, looking through windows at roadside scenery.
"Traveling around the clock, skeleton soldiers don't need grub or water. With relay stations constantly switching, roughly over a week to reach the Withered Lands."
He did the math in his head.
Over a week of travel, then about 10 days for Purple Thornblade Skeleton Guards to lead 10 ordinary skeleton soldiers to 'level up' until hitting the requirements.
By this calculation, when he arrived at the meeting point in three weeks, the timing would be spot-on!
"Time to hit the hay!"
Carlos closed his eyes, finally able to rest easy.
...
Three days after the individual competition wrapped up, Ember Colosseum buzzed with fresh activity.
"Look, teams are filing out!"
