"You may address me as Professor Sylpha, just as my colleagues do," Professor Sylphania Jovienne Angélique said, her voice like music drifting across the still air. "I am of the Fairy race. Some of you may know me already, but that does not matter here. In this academy, I am not a fairy before you… I am your professor. And I will not discriminate among my cadets on any basis."
She allowed the silence to linger for a breath before continuing.
"Let us begin. Cultivation is a vast and endless subject. But for now, all you need are the foundations… how to awaken, how to ascend, and how to take your first steps along this path. I will guide you through the essentials, but you must study your textbooks afterward. Each of you has been given a copy in your dormitory."
She lifted the book in her hand, then set it down.
