Professor Thorn stood in the center of the grounds, and the large Bearkin man shouted "We've finished our first round! Now, for round two..."
Spreading his arms out for theatrics, he grinned as he swept his gaze over everyone, continuing.
"Our first match will be between Katherine Zara and Marco Sizali!"
Everyone started murmuring as Marco and I stepped forwards, and for a second I froze, recognizing the man.
Back during one of our first days attending the Academy, I had been aware of different people constantly looking our way.
Greselda and Jillian were easy to snuff out; I still think the Adventurer had a crush on me, but she seemed to have moved on to Countess Aurim.
As for Jillian, well, the Elven Duchess had been the main focus of us in these recent days, what with her blatant desire for me, her hatred for Jahi and Leone, and her shifting of the political landscape with her engagement to Ayla Kameiel.
