“Fly toward the right,” Ethan whispered in Luna’s ears. “Fly low so the other academies won't spot us.”
Luna obeyed and controlled her flying broom to hover lower as she navigated down the valley.
The rest of the group followed behind them, flying in formation.
After resting for an entire day, the handsome young man told them that it was time to collect some resources.
Since they got into the valley a bit late, most of the extremely rare herbs that were rarely seen on the Shire Continent were already picked by the other academies.
Still, the competition for what remained was high. On top of gathering resources, the other academies hindered their rivals from gaining more.
Fortunately, these academies didn’t resort to killing each other. They simply used paralyzing and binding spells to stop their competitors from taking more resources.
They even intimidated some of their rivals into breaking their Escape Runes, threatening that they would beat them up if they didn't.