The dormitory was supposed to be a place of rest. Tonight, it felt like a war zone waiting to ignite in the aftermath of the duel that stunned the full Academy.
Kairo sat at a table near the corner, tearing into a roasted leg of meat with single-minded focus.
His body still ached from the clash with Valek, but the gnawing hunger had forced him back to the basics of eat, recover, and survive. His massive appetite filled the silence, each bite loud enough to echo in the tense air.
Around him, voices flared like sparks. At first, they tried to say it in whispers but their emotions were getting the better of them.
"Do you see what he did to Lord Valek?!" A noble snapped, his face pale with indignation. "Humiliating a scion of House Drakar, he should have been expelled on the spot!"
Kairo rolled his eyes at the level of bullshit coming out of the noble's mouth.
