The looks persisted for a little while before the professor regained the students' attention. "As you read, Newhold was wiped out earlier this week by a strange phenomenon. It is believed that this was the same phenomenon that destroyed the towns of Velmara and Claywall three years ago."
His tone was serious, but those who were perceptive enough would notice the faint trembling beneath it.
However, Michael was not one of those people—at least not right now. The shock of finding out another town had experienced the same thing as his and Rudy's home's was too much.
"What happened? How does a whole town die overnight?" Mason asked, his expression grim. It wasn't just him, everyone but the fourth-years seemed confused—it was clear they weren't aware of the first time this occurred.
