A final match. How could I have forgotten that I’d have to choose a final match at the end of all of this? When did this even end? I needed to call Luna. I needed to talk to River.

I…needed to calm down.

Was I just that stupid? Is that what it was? Was I that incapable of perceiving time and deadlines and forgetting the whole reason for the golden ticket in the first place?

I was past the point in time where I’d be ready and willing to drop everything ...