li

he carriage to Noctem Lunae that I forget a

horse pulling the carriage. My belongings are in the single

this is for the best. I'll miss home, I realize, and I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to handle

l be the o

dling the other ranks, as they

enced last night, it'll be mor

e both overwhelmed. To make matters worse, the two hours went by too quickly, and now,

are," s

am," I

and there's no way the carriage will make it, so I'll have to walk. My mot

anage," I a

the longest time. I want to cry, I realize

. "I'm so proud of you. Ha

Tears prick my eyes and I let them fall down my face. I allow myself this one moment of weakn

ou. It's time to be strong. I know what it's like to be among those peopl

gate with my trunk, where a guard opens it fo

ntrol of my emotions, and watch her turn the carri

ok back. Doesn

guard asks. No introducti

tance letter. He reads through it quickly b

tem Lunae?" he asks, his v

the letter sa

aches for the trunk, perhaps to help me carry it up the h

oesn't take long for my arms and legs to start burning, and to make matt

see the administration building right away, and carry my trunk

e decided to wear it because it's the best one I have, a deep blue color with a ribbon around my waist and

ressed in an elegant golden dr

ch, looking at me up and do

and present my letter befo

r, then nods. "Ah, yes. You

before handing me the letter back. I fold it and tuck it in the pocket of my dress. She writes something down, then with

can I f

trunk here. I'll arrange for someone to take it to your ro

and head to the hall. I find it fairly easily because the doors are engraved and golden, just as she described when she gav

y as I can so as to not disrupt any of the proceedings. Red velvet curtains are hanging from the windows, and th

the details that I momentarily forget where I a

ht red color, and he's staring at me curiously. He's too

" he remarks

sor

Alpha is about t

he rest of the students. I can't see their faces, only the back of their heads. A

pared to the

is pack is the one hosting the event this year. Everyone claps, and I even hear whistles. Then, he's climbing up

t can

ht? The one who calle

imultaneously. "Thank you all for being here. It's my pl

tatement. But it's not because he lost

he's staring