"Well quite. Hopefully if it did ever happen again there'd be fewer amateurs eager to queue up for their chance though. There weren't any prizes being handed out to those who could last longest in the ring, after all."

And that was Vala's subtle way of publicising there might be a repeat performance, who's to say? Clearly events here were as unpredictable as the melée of endless arrivals.

As grateful as she'd be for Charlotte's intention to play down the affair, her social etiquette skills aren't so well versed as to return the favour. Besides, it's a convenient subject change. "And they say our childhood should be the time of our lives, at least I think that's what they say."