As expected, the participants would be displeased considering that their loved ones were subjected to the challenge as well. However, what he didn't understand was the fact that they had consented to the competition, meaning, activities as such didn't exactly spell out safety-- and that anyone and anything would be at stake here. A scholarship wouldn't matter much now, sure, but the fact that they accepted to become champions meant that they should be ready for anything.

Kids, teens. That's what they are. For obvious reasons, they obviously weren't ready for the real world. Brown eyes scanned the viewing area to search for his nephew. Hopefully Jace learned a thing or two about living in the moment. River knew that the younger Reed was having trouble with OWL stress-- thinking way too ahead of himself.

River kept his presence lowkey as he stood in a spot at the foot of the viewing stands. His eyes went back to the screens where the rest of the captives were being treated by Mungo's healers. Of course he'd been itching to spring into action but this was off-limits for him. His attention was needed elsewhere-- the students.

He kept his silence as he stuffed his hands into his pockets toying with phials of extra potent Calming Draughts. As much as he wanted to make his rounds to distribute the potion, he decided against it and just let the champions release their anger in a natural way. He knew better than to suppress what they truly feel.