Tabulae was escorted to the cave that would now serve as her abode, not far from Fay's own.
The nearness heartened her enough that she called for Fay the moment she learned it, only to be answered by silence.
No one came. So she entered alone.
Her new cave still smelled of cold stone not yet claimed by its owner's scent.
She lay down on the soft bed without ceremony and closed her eyes, clinging to the hope that she had made the right choice.
More than anything, she did not want to suffer that same old heartache again.
The outer disciples and inner disciples were housed on the seventh layer of the Radeon Terraces.
In truth, official disciples and named disciples stood little apart in their daily place within the school.
Three days passed.
When the summons finally came, Fay, Oswin, Lifara, and Thaddeus burst from the training grounds with their qi flaring at full speed.
