To be fair the masks were a terrible idea. That's practically inviting an assassin to show up and crash your party.

[There's not a hint of concern in his tone. Well, assassinations happen, of course. Powerful people do run that risk, it was just an inescapable fact of life, right? He should know, having been on either side of the knife before so to speak.]

I hope they put something in place this year to avoid another catastrophe. Do tell me they learned something from it.

Murder aside however, what do the games entail? Are they gladiatorial? Do they serve drinks?