Chapter 231 The House of Shadows (1/2)
Arran arrived at the House of Shadows just after dawn, a good half hour before his training was supposed to start
He had awoken two hours earlier, intent on not being late on his first visit to another House While being late on his first day in the House of Flames had caused him no problems, he had no wish to further test his luck
The road froht north to the capital, then further north to the House of Shadows There were plenty of people on the road despite the early hour,to and from the capital
This time, Arran did not stand out as much as before It seemed that unlike the House of Flames, the House of Shadows had no specific dress code Most of the people he saw near the House of Shadoore subdued colors, but other than that, nothing about their appearance announced their House
At the gate, he found a long but orderly line, where hold Though the line heldbefore it was Arran's turn to enter the stronghold
”Your naate said as Arran approached Pale and slender with dark hair that held ray, the uard
”Ghostblade, of the House of Swords,” Arran replied, handing the uard briefly exaave Arran a friendly s you” He uards, who stepped forward at once ”Leandros here will see you to your teacher”
”Very well,” Arran said, though he could not help but frown in wonder He was supposed to be a lowly initiate coiven an escort
As he followed the guard into the stronghold, he was immediately surprised at what he saw Where the House of Flames held a city, it seemed that the House of Shadows actually was a city There was no sign of training fields or halls, just long stone-paved streets lined with houses and nuardens
”It's your first tiuard named Leandros said, a friendly smile on his face as he spoke to Arran
”It is,” Arran confirrounds?”
”We don't have those, exactly,” Leandros replied ”There are sohold, but we do roups, at our own quarters You'll find that studying Shadow s”
They traversed the city's streets at a calm but steady pace, and as they made their way, Arran could not resist the teht
What he found didn't exactly shock hi the streets, he could detectthrough the masses
”Is it normal for there to be this many Shadowcloaked people on the streets?” he asked
Leandros's gave hiaze technique?”
”I call it Shadowsight,” Arran replied ”I don't know if it's the sa their techniques, Arran found that his Shadowsight was indeed what the House of Shadows called Shadowgaze There were some minor differences, but other than those, the two techniques were the same
”I'h Shadow Essence to use that technique But to get back to your question, it's quite coes to practice Shadowcloaks and other spells in the city — assu they don't cause trouble, of course”
It took Leandros a quarter-hour to lead Arran to his destination, during which he chatted amicably about the House of Shadows and the city And as Leandros spoke, Arran looked at his surroundings, finding himself more than a little impressed