It was morning when the brass bell rang, marking the start of the third period. In the outer courtyard of the academy.
In the class, the students entered in batches, some dragging their feet lazily, others whispering in low voices about the upcoming exam. Selina sat next to Zenith, accompanied by Valerian in his silence, leaning his arm on the table, while his eyes watched the window with a focus that didn't show on his face.
Teacher Alina Miral entered,
"Do you know what makes this day special?" she said in a calm tone, cut by a hidden warmth that was hard to define.
One of the students hesitantly raised his hand, "Because... a hundred years have passed since the end of the Great War?"
She nodded, then lightly drew a simplified map on the board showing the Kingdom of Evis in the west of the continent, and across from it, a large island in the east, surrounded by water from three sides, with the name: Kingdom of Ozria written above it.
