章節 119: The Invitation

RAFEL ENTERED THE DINNER HALL at quarter past seven in the evening. The sun was already dipped down the Cold Sea and the long tides reaching the beaches of Corynthia mirrored the high glass of the Academy's towers and citadels. All his friends were already at the table when he settled in.

"Evening, all," he greeted. Spotting him, Ravenna walked up from the other table of sophomores, where she sat, to theirs instead. Since no one was replying, Rafel went on, "look guys, I'm sorry I missed dinner for like—"

"Six days! It was six days." Aya offered curtly.

"You're angry...I get it, but Corazón IS HERE, in the academy. I watched that girl's neck snap like a twig. Somehow, someway, she's alive. I have spent the last week trying to find out how and why."