Chapter 714: Does He Know?
Back within the Dark Knight Academy, the Eastern Grand Hall remained illuminated beneath rows of suspended Myst lamps despite the late hour settling outside the academy walls.
The massive chamber carried the same atmosphere it always did during assessments.
Controlled, quiet, and watchful.
Dozens upon dozens of floating magical screens filled the hall, each displaying different portions of Nalim from the perspective of the students participating in the second-year assessment. Some screens showed students resting cautiously within hollow trees or ruined structures. Others displayed ongoing fights against demons hidden within the forests, swamps, cliffs, and ravines scattered throughout the realm.
The authoritative figures seated throughout the hall observed every movement carefully.
Every decision, mistake, and moment of growth.
At the front of the hall, Headmaster Thion sat calmly in his usual seat with one arm resting against the armrest while his eyes remained fixed on a specific screen.
Liam Hunter’s.
Beside him sat Assistant Lucia Greydon, her glasses reflecting the shifting lights of the magical displays as she continuously monitored several screens at once. Though even while doing so, her attention kept returning toward the same screen Thion had been observing for almost the past hour.
The eastern region.
More specifically, Liam and Charlotte.
On the screen, the pair could be seen resting temporarily beneath the thick roots of the forest while the shadow summon guarded the perimeter.