They were supposed to encourage every prodigy … no, every human to be as heroic as possible. How was publicly rejecting anyone going to further that goal? Besides, it wasn’t just the contestants who were being judged today, it was the Renegades too. The public wanted to see the prodigy crusaders who were charged with protecting their city, with protecting them. They wanted to know they were in good hands. And, okay, they also wanted an afternoon of free entertainment. It all felt like an absurd way to handle their recruitment. Didn’t anyone have better things to be doing?
