The clock struck 7 pm.
I stood leaning against my window, watching as most of the staffs started leaving the premises. Few of them were still indoors, preparing food for the students in the dormitories and for faculties like me.
A few soldiers patrolled the perimeter of the academy buildings, their swords slung casually over their armed attire. The lustrous metal of these armors caught the last glimmers of the twilight, the reflections of which were visible even from this far.
Sighing, I propped myself up on my elbows.
"It's time I guess. The evening has settled down and the staffs no longer shall be a hinder in my path. The only ones I should be careful are these patrolling soldiers."
I glanced at them, walking in pairs of two. Strangely they were all silent and almost seemed bored from this monotonous work.
