Episode 115 – Zor Arite (1/2)
Episode 115 – Zor Arite
Previously:
Kiel’s practical exaht
When Kiel opened his eyes next, he was sitting back inside the quiet black roo-shaped chairs
At first, he just stood there with a blank stare, hisminutes that seeh and marveled at how comfortable he felt in his own skin
He blinked repeatedly and clenched and unclenched his fists The pain he had been previously feeling disappeared completely His muscles that have been left sore by Rhur’s electrocution were back to norh by his own bone was no longer in bloody agony
It felt as if he was suddenly lying in a soft, cotton bed as opposed to the hard, coldas it was co in order?” An emotionless yet pleasant to the ear voice reached Kiel’s ears His head snapped up to see Mageheart who, he could swear, wasn’t there before
“Yes Thank you” Kiel s inal body”
“Your practical exaeheart’s pale face and purple eyes stared down at hi the facts or if it was a polite way to tell him to hurry up and leave
“Ah…about my score…” Kiel ht now You will be able to see your score the day after toeheart explained in an eot up frohter than before, he was al as he eheart just as he was about to exit, nodded at her and seheart”
He was just about to close the door behind hieheart say in a flat yet soeheart”
Her words made Kiel almost trip on his way out What the bloody meep was that supposed to mean?
As soon as Kiel exited the roo for him
Kiel felt as if he hadn’t seen her beautiful face for ages, and his heart alo?”
Only then did the full brunt of the last 30 minutes hit Kiel and his face fell
Horrible He thought but didn’t voice it out loud He didn’t need to voice it either, his sullen face spoke quite clearly
Was he defeated? Not quite, but…
He couldn’t be considered victorious either
This type of “victory” felt worse than a defeat
Kiel felt as if he was nowhere near prepared for this He had no gear, no medicine, no specialization He felt inferior, insecure, inadequate
“What happened?” Elaru tilted her head curiously
Kiel was about to say “I don’t want to talk about it” But a new voice ot stuck in his throat: “Can’t you tell? When you see a face like that you are better off not asking for details”
Kiel’s head rigidly turned to the side and only then did he notice that Elaru was not alone
Next to her stood an argel arht brown hair – Arion Urwin, Hedown to take his own exam
Arion looked reproachfully at Elaru as if disappointed by her lack of eence, and then he leaned closer to her nonchalantly and whispered under his breath: “I reckon he ot some kind of a tricky opponent like his brother did last year”
By the way how Arion tried to speak withouthis lips, Kiel assumed that he was not supposed to hear that However, he had sorely underestiht My opponents were indeed tricky” Kiel sh all he wanted to do was just glare and tell Arion to get lost
He had just gone through abattle, he had no patience to deal with an overly noisy person like Arion Urwin He expected so for him was not anywhere near the peace and quiet he wanted
And as expected, even though Arion had just advised Elaru not to ask about it, he couldn’t restrain his instinctual Urwin response: “How so? Who did you get?”