Instructor Veliana's voice carried across the lecture hall, reaching even the students seated along the farthest tiers once again.
"I will remind you again. The start of the expedition will be in the second week of February. Between now and then, lectures will proceed as usual, but some adjustments have already been planned by your instructors."
Her eyes moved slowly across the hall, stopping briefly on a cluster of students who had begun whispering among themselves.
"If that arrangement feels inconvenient to some of you, then it would be wise to start getting used to that inconvenience now."
"The moment you graduate, and step outside the academy grounds or begin working in the field, you will quickly realize that the world outside does not rearrange itself to suit your schedule."
