In a small shop somewhere in Calmond City, the creaking of an old door signalled the arrival of a few more customers. A calm old man sat behind the counter and was in the middle of inspecting a mana crystal. The magnifying glass in his hand was put down as he raised his head to look at his new customers. He often tried not to judge his customers from their appearance, but he found it hard not to.
Right now for example, 4 customers had walked into his store, and judging from what they were wearing, he could guess that they probably had plenty of money. They all dressed pretty neatly, and Ark, Ephine and Atar seemed like a well-off family, probably from some noble house. Well, that was until he saw the way they talked and even the way they walked around, there was no way they were from a noble house. At the same time, the old man was sure that they weren't normal, he just wasn't really sure what made them so abnormal except for their clothes.
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The pressure of school keeps rising the closer we get to summer, as my teachers felt the need to all put a bunch of tests and essays at the end of the school year :/
I'm not really sure if I can write much right now, as you might've noticed by now. What I can say though is that there are only a few weeks left before school is over, and I'll be able to concentrate a bit more on writing during the summer. Would've loved to write another chapter, but school starts in 3 hours, and I haven't slept yet.