The evening slowly slid into boredom. We were still sitting at the table sipping our drinks, nibbling on the appetizers they had placed on each table and listening to boring speeches. The first one giving a speech was headmaster, which was expected and I was prepared for it but sitting through supportive and encouraging speeches from every single other teacher was really too much to bear.
“Is it like this every single year?” I whispered to Estra but she shook her head. “If Alarick had explained our educational system to you, you would know that the academic year is actually two years but this is really not something we should discuss here. Even if we whisper I am afraid someone might hear us.” Estra spoke of her worries and I instinctively looked around to check if anyone was paying atte
