Chapter 105: Garron
The academy halls were quieter than usual after the small test. The buzz of anxiety had shifted into exhaustion, and most students walked slower, talking in low tones or simply dragging themselves back to their dorms. Even those who usually filled the air with chatter seemed content to rest their voices for once.
Arios moved at his normal pace, but his attention wasn't on the conversations around him. His eyes scanned ahead, lingering not on students but on the teachers stationed near the stairwells and corridors. He had developed a habit of noticing patterns, and the more he looked, the more small irregularities stood out to him.
Instructor Garron, in particular, had caught his attention.