"Rigged? What do you mean?" Emery asked Cedric after the confusing advice Cedric had given.
Cedric suddenly looked like he had said something he wasn't supposed to. After he looked at his surroundings and made sure no one could hear them, he leaned closer to Emery and whispered, "You'll understand what I mean later, Emery. If you're observant, I'm pretty sure you have already noticed some stuff by how the advising magus treats your class. People like you and me, or probably even your friends, have no place to be the academy's elite. Just be grateful you've been selected to attend the Magus Academy for the second time."
Indeed, Emery had noticed some change of attitude after his return, like Magus Minerva for example. She seemed to have become distant all of a sudden. "Please tell me more, senior," Emery said.