Scholarship students were housed in a separate building from those who paid tuition.
The name of Alex's dormitory was Ironheart.
It was a fitting name for it symbolized resilience, grit, and strength, perfect for scholarship students who had earned their place through hardship and hard work rather than status.
The poetic symbolism evoked a sense of unity, and to outsiders, it was a home where warriors and mages were tempered, not pampered.
At least, that had been the intention when the Ironheart Dormitory was first established.
But now, those who resided within its walls were called many derogatory names, such as iron rats, rust born, and, most commonly, scrapkin. To some nobles, the residents of the Ironheart Dormitory were like a new race of beastkin whose defining trait was, well, being scrap.
Of course, not all nobles were bad.
The majority were actually good and treated scholarship students as friends and equals.
