There are murmured chuckles in the audience as Luka says the words. The whole world now has footage of him saying quite silly things, and the memes were already in progress. But thankfully he got it right, and there's the popping and celebratory sounds of horns as he guesses correctly.

"Splendid work, dear contestant, three guessed correctly in only..." They make a show of checking their watch. They aren't wearing a watch.

"Forty-nine seconds! You've proven yourself astute and undefeatable!" They place a hand over their chest, waving out towards the audience and turning to face them as they roar in applause. It's with their back turned to both the Protector and the Princess, and hidden in the roar of the audience's cheers, that the Protector decides to make his move.

"Luka. They're distracted." The Protector instructs, his eyes glancing down to the blade in Luka's grip