“Some people from the lower status can be unscrupulous to achieve their motives. They are willing to act meek, subservient, and even do dirty tricks. This is not something we can easily learn.”
Undisguised sharp and unkind words could be heard from a few of those students.
They were not worried about any consequences if he were to hear them. He was only a first-year student in the Herbalist Division, and he was very young too. How could he go against those from the fighting professions? But Audrey walked past them without bothering to spare anyone even a sideway glance. It was as if she did not hear any of those harsh words of contempt. She walked to Jace’s tent without a single word to anyone else and entered the tent.
“See, this little kid must have gone to fawn over Jace again. Shameless.&
Jace and Audrey invited Allan and Steve to join them, and they had their fill of tasty food and drinks to fill their tummies. As for the two brpothers who was still in dreamland, they completely forgot about them. When Niccoli and NIke finally had enough of sleeping and went to them to get food, they discovered that those four bastards had already eaten while he and his brother slept. Furthermore, those shameless bastards did not even leave any food for them. Niccoli could only chew on steamed buns.The seven-day test ended with a bang. All the students rested at the encampment for another day and then boarded the carriage to return to the Saint Lauren Academy. After so many days in the wild, the students immediately burrowed into their dormitories the moment they reached the academy. he results of the test would be announced three days later, and it was vacation time for the students until then.
Blood Moon Woodland By the fifth time that the sun took a dive to the western horizon in order to meet the sea, Audrey’s group no longer came across any hiccups. Thus, they were able to confirm that they finally got rid of every hindrance present on the island. ‘Phew’ They exhaled a collective sigh of relief. “This was definitely one hell of an adventure.” Allan could not help but comment while Jace, on the other hand, was quick to second him. “I could not agree more.” Indeed, what they experienced so far could only be described as a roller coaster ride; they unexpectedly wandered on the road full of ups and downs along the way. Yet, still, the group managed to emerge triumphant at each of every obstacle. At the same time, clear signs of exhaustion could be seen on their faces. But that was not enough to stop them. Apparently, they were determined more than ever to see this mission to its end. Something that was understandable considering the amount of effort that they had alre
Achoo! Niccoli wiped his nose clean for the umpteenth time; for some unknown reason, the young prince started showings signs of a runny rose. It was as if he caught a cold out of the blue. [Master, would you like me to get you something to use so you could blow your nose?] Monami asked her master for like who-knew-how-many-times. Honestly, no one was keeping tally anymore because even the usually nosy cat, Nero, already lost count. Apparently, Monami was getting increasingly concerned about Niccoli because the other party had been sneezing nonstop. It started a few minutes after they ventured into the uncharted territory of Blood Moon Woodland. “You have nothing to worry dear, I am fine. Maybe it is just from some unknown allergen in the air. I am sure, it will go away.” Niccoli told his cat as he carried her to his bosom. Something about the place felt off for him thus he did not trust the place one inch. This in return made him feel uncomfortable that even the idea of allowing h
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and