Raegar, Dominique, and Zahara stepped into Professor Silvershade's room as half the students were already there. When the green-haired woman spotted them, a smile appeared as she greeted them. ''Morning, you three, today's lesson will be good.''
This caught his attention as they sat down, getting comfortable just as the professor called out. ''Dominique, Zahara! Sarah and Reece. Can you come help me with something, please?''
As the two girls rose from their seats, a piercing alarm shattered the classroom's calm, its shrill wail echoing through the stone corridors of the academy. Professor Silvershade moved to the heavy oak door and slammed it shut with a resounding thud.
Her usually composed voice carried a sharp edge of urgency as she addressed the class, her words cutting through the rising panic. ''We're under attack. The barbarian forces have breached the Empire's outer wall along the northern frontier, a few miles away from Drakenwood.''
