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The Chronicles of Orkney, an excerpt 

The Crimson Hall waits for him. Everyone is already standing around the table, and he mutters an apology as he takes his place next to Fay.  

Everyone is tired as he is. He can feel their emotions, all their exhaustion, all their worries, anger, even hunger. They swirl inside of him like a whirlpool, making him dizzy. He’s too tired to put up the mental block like he does usually in big crowds.  

Fay’s emotions are the strongest, as she is the closest to him, their shoulders touching as she slightly leans on him. She’s swaying on her feet, her palms pressed falt against the wooden surface of the round table.  

“We knew this attack was coming, but we had no idea there was going to be a monster we never saw before. What we need to do is research this, we need to learn everything we can about the rarest and wildest beasts. I’ll talk to the Headmistress first thing in the morning. If there’s a next time, we’ll be ready.” Her voice comes out soft, but in the silence of the Hall it’s clear.  

“Do we know what this one was?” The Guard, Devin, asks.  

Fay sighs. “We don’t, but the new kid apparently does. I can’t remember what he called it, but he was familiar with it.” There’s a spike of anger in her emotions. Ah, so she’s still mad we have to keep him here.  

“Not to be disrespectful,” Devin says, and Sylvar takes a deep breath. “but why is he even allowed in the Academy if the Headmistress knew the danger he brings?”  

“He’s kind of got a point, though,” Raina, the right hand of the Mage, says.  

Sylvar is seriously too tired for this. He knows they’re all just confused, he is too, but it’s the middle of the night.  

“I really don’t have an answer to that,” Fay sighs again. “I’ll talk to Nova and let you all know what she said.”  

“We trust you, Dux,” Devin says. There’s a wave of affection from him, and attraction, and Sylvar wants to laugh so hard. You’re barking up the wrong tree, buddy.

“Good. Dismissed. Stay safe.” She dismisses them with a wave of her hand and the Hall is empty in a blink. Sylvar stays behind with Fay, as he always does, and they walk together to the corridor in which they have to separate.  

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