Sorry yall, got busy so no replies (or story creation for lydyn/drache) today. Work soon, I'll try again tomorrow <3
^ She doesn't have to be there for any official purpose. An event like that would have tons of spectators. It seems to me that it would almost be like when they had gladiators in the Coloseum. Many businesses would shut down and other events would be postponed because anyone who was "loyal to the empire" would be expected to be there to support it. It might even be socially unacceptable for someone to skip the event unless their job was absolutely essential to the running of the kingdom. I'm not sure to what extreme the kingdom is militaristic/patriotic, but according to the intro on the IC page with the whole "might makes right" and such, I would think that a normal person would feel a bit of pressure to show up to support the knights.
You can do whatever you'd like but here's my two cents.
The only thing you need to ask yourself is "Would my character be here?"
If no, don't join.
If yes, join and have your character do whatever is natural. If they fight, then fight. If they run and hide, do that too. It's not about fitting the character to the story, but putting them in and seeing what they do.
I apologize if any of this upset you, I know my intention was never to pressure you, only to provide another perspective. So if I did upset you, I do apologize sincerely. As I said, it is your character and you're free to do, or it do, whatever you please with her.