Two violets in a row felt far too much of a coincidence for everyone to believe it was real. Many in the crowd began wondering out loud if the group was cheating somehow.
Once Battlesage walked out, a few even approached him to ask what he had said in there, but Battlesage simply refused to listen to their demands.
"It is my secret. I have no reason to tell any of you, and neither will I," the old man said before walking past them.
Some tried to make up arguments, but he was already far too gone to even hear any of it.
The woman inside the barrier remained in her stunned state for a long time before she too was forced to leave. As her shock wasn't dropping in the slightest, someone else had to be brought in as a clean slate for the test to continue.
She gave the same speech as the other man and left, leaving the crowd stunned.
"Congratulations!" Helen said as the old man arrived back at the group.
