Inside the office, Zayn stood before Xenor in silence.
Xenor kept staring at him in silence. This version of his mentor was completely different from the act he had been putting on earlier.
Zayn could sense the pressure coming from him. It was like his mentor had decided to drop the earlier act altogether.
Xane said in his head, [We might be seeing the real person now.]
Zayn just mentally nodded, not daring to look up into Xenor's eyes.
He knew from the novel that nothing was stopping a hex master from attacking their student.
He didn't want to agitate his mentor in any way.
After what felt like an eternity, Xenor finally broke the silence. "So, how many times have you used the rune ritual so far?"
Zayn glanced down at some random paper before him and mumbled, "It's the fifth time."
Xenor started tapping on the table and said in a cold tone, "Do you know the cost of using the rune?"
Zayn thought for a bit and said, "Sir, you told me that each hex art costs 3 points."
