Come the morning of the next day, Hal prepared himself, donning a fresh set of uniform and his dark blue capelet, and headed to the dormitory canteen to eat a fairly nice breakfast.
He then immediately went to Korvus's office after.
The horrifying near-death experience in the east snuffed out what remained of his foolishness, causing him to prefer settling important stuff first.
He didn't want to delay the reporting session.
With his Manatech Hoverboard, getting around the campus grounds was much faster now, and he arrived at the Deputy Headmaster's Office in merely seven minutes.
"Deputy Headmaster." Hal bowed.
He now understood the rather extreme old man a bit more, having lost a few comrades who had fought side by side with him for a few days.
He could only imagine the losses Korvus had to go through.
"Hal." Korvus stood up, locking eyes with him in all seriousness. "Great job, lad."
Hal was inwardly surprised.
