"The greatest markers in a high house scholar must be their appearance. Why? Because before getting to know how smart you are, how powerful you are, what the whole line will see first is your appearance and I must say— our dear matron and butler had done a great job"
There was a pause from the fitness coach again. The silence that followed was weird and more than before, Afina wanted to clap.
They were supposed to clap in such a situation.
The fitness coach, however, resumed his speech. "You all are twenty, correct?" he asked rhetorically.
His question was supposed to be rhetorical but in this case, an answer was needed.
Not wanting to be the one who jumps ahead and embarrasses herself again, Afina waited for the others to talk.
When no one spoke, a maid took to do the talking. "No divine coach Jedrek. A scholar has been expelled"
"Already?" the coach had both of his eyebrows raised.
"Yes. Only nineteen are left now" the maid further affirmed.
