8 Iterra joined Terrick and the other headmistress and headmasters as they took seats in the study. Drinks and finger foods were brought in by the kitchen staff. When everyone was settled, Iterra glanced around the room to make sure her guests had what they needed. “I’m going to admit,” Marcus, the Hydro Academy headmaster, said, “this was not what I expected to be doing today.” “I expected a normal day of classes and the occasional cocky new kid needing to be put in his place,” Jeremiah, the Crimson Academy headmaster, said with a slight chuckle. “Well, at least things aren’t going to be boring,” said Ellena, the Tempest Academy headmistress. The others nodded as they sipped their drinks or chewed their food. For a long while, they ate in relative silence, and everyone appeared cont