Chapter 114: The Instructor's Invitation
The corridors of the academy were quieter than usual that evening. Most students had already left for their dormitories, with only a few scattered voices echoing through the halls. The silence was not peaceful, but rather held a certain tension, the calm before a storm. Arios walked alone, his footsteps steady, though his mind was not at ease. He had been summoned—invited, rather—by Instructor Garron to his office. The wording of the invitation had been casual, almost too casual, a flimsy veneer over an obvious ruse.
It was the kind of invitation that one accepts only if they are ready to face a lion in its den. But Arios understood that there was nothing casual about this meeting, not for a moment. He had not survived his past by ignoring his gut instincts, and every fiber of his being was screaming that this was a confrontation, not a discussion.
