The Auditorium was packed to the brim with students. Students from all years and Teams sat in the rows of seats below the stage, their combined noises deafening even in the wideness of the Auditorium. I caught a glimpse of Barney, the Chief of Security, going up and down the rows, futilely trying to enforce some semblance of order onto the students with the rest of the security guards.
Due to how packed the Auditorium was, Courtney and I were forced to take a couple of seats in the back row, as usual. Jake, however, spotted his friend Ken a few rows down and went to sit with him instead. That was fine. Jake could take care of himself. Besides, I hadn’t really had a chance to talk with Courtney since arriving at the Academy, so this was a good chance to catch up.
Unfortunately, when we s
