A pause as if for effect.
“The people must be distracted.” He took a moment for another breath. “We need something big that will take people’s mind off other concerns. It needs to be something novel that catches the imagination.”
Roisin spoke up. “Maybe a fight to the death between all the teams?”
Brigid let off a little laugh. “That won’t generate the kind of interest that he is looking for. It’s been done to death, pardon the pun.
O Murchu then spoke, “Maybe a team battling a creature or something.”
Brigid tapped the table. “I’ve got it! As we all know, the Fianna are the in team at the moment.”
Oreus’ jaw clenched. What is she going to say?
“How about say a battle between the Fianna and say, a Gargantuan”
Gasps went up around the room.
Oreus’ heart sank. “That would be preposterous. They wouldn’t stand a chance.”
The room erupted in chatter.
“Quiet!” shouted the Governor. The room went quiet. “This is the kind of idea I was talking about. I like it. And if any of the Fianna survive, then they will have earned their place serving the Emperor. I can see it now, an epic battle that will be shown not only in this system but throughout the quadrant.”
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