Chapter 21: Drama in the Dining Hall
It was evening when Athar arrived at the training hall for his practical class. There had been a slight change in the schedule. Angelica would be taking the class today instead of Sankul.
"Good evening, students," she greeted as she arrived precisely on time.
"It's been quite a few days since we last met," she said, her eyes sweeping across the room. "But since you'll have a day off tomorrow, I thought, why not give you all something useful to work on?"
"Now," she continued, "if there is any student who wishes to keep their companion beast a secret, I would advise you to move to the edge of the hall. Such students can only observe my classes and not participate."
"Is there anyone?" She questioned.
No one responded.
"Good," Angelica said with a nod. "Now, I want you all to spread out and create some space between yourselves."
After a brief moment of chaos, the students repositioned themselves around the hall, standing roughly 8 to 10 feet apart.
"Could you all please summon your beasts?" she asked.
With a burst of movement and mana, the hall quickly filled with a variety of beasts. Most of them were bronze grade creatures.
The class went on for quite a while. Though Angelica had asked the students to summon their beasts, she did not make them perform any tasks. Instead, she selected a few as examples and discussed various important aspects of cultivating with companion beasts—how to increase synergy, how to understand the development of the first skill received, and how to nurture that growth effectively.