Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14061097-20131111023452/@comment-4010415-20140115032640

So, what if Cinder's two friends join the tournament? None of our protagonists have ever seen those two yet, so they would think they're just another pair of participants.

Instead of directly crashing the tournament itself, Roman and Cinder could crash it indirectly by attacking Beacon Academy. The tournament may actually be the distraction they've been waiting for. It could also be why Roman seemed to suddenly get so desperate to get so much more dust. The tournament, his distraction, his deadline, is drawing near.