"Hmm…"
"Is something wrong, Principal?"
"Did something happen to the live recording stones at Sector E in the forest?"
"What do you—"
Amelia stopped mid-sentence as her eyes caught the flickering, unstable image on the holographic screen in front of the principal.
The projection crackled and glitched, showing nothing but shifting lights and blurred shapes.
"Maybe a huge fight broke out? A sudden surge of magic can mess with the recording stones sometimes," Amelia suggested, trying to sound calm but clearly unsure.
"If that were the case, the connection would've cut off and reconnected after a while," Principal Leihlah replied, her eyes narrowing. "But that's not what's happening here."
The academy had poured a fortune into those roaming recording stones — even brought in help from foreign magic towers to engrave the stabilizing runes.
Each one was built to adapt to extreme environments, able to balance itself even during magical disruptions.
