As Riven stepped out of the Headmaster's office, the same two Acolytes awaited him, standing motionless beside the now-active teleportation gate that had appeared beside the office doors.
Amusement flickered in his eyes as he let out a quiet chuckle.
So, making him walk all the way up here had been intentional after all.
Without hesitation, he strode into the gate, and in an instant, the towering halls of the upper academy vanished. When the light faded, he found himself standing in the academy's main entrance hall once more.
Other students cast glances his way, murmuring in hushed voices as he passed.
The academy buzzed with early morning activity—students filtering in and out, preparing for the start of a new day. Riven exhaled, weaving through the crowd as he made his way back to his quarters to freshen up.
"Riven Drakar?"
