Chapter 42: Arriving at Silver Moon
Evaline:
The next morning, I was standing in front of the gates of Silver Moon Academy.
It felt unreal.
A pair of towering, wrought-iron gates were stretched out before me, embellished with symbols I recognized from the Academy’s crest, it were two wolves circling a moon.
As I stepped through, my heart started pounding in my chest, not from fear, but from awe.
The Academy was... magnificent.
It looked like something out of a storybook - grand, ancient, even though I knew it had only been built five years ago.
The path leading to the main building had tall trees standing on both sides with leaves falling down as wind whispered by.
The path was long, especially when I was dragging a huge suitcase and a bag along with me. But I wasn’t the only one. Dozens of other students were also on their way to the administrative building that finally came into view.
The stone walls of the main building were rising high into the sky, their gray surfaces were softened by thick, twisting ivy that was clinging to every crevice.
Red and gold autumn leaves were speckling the ivy in patches, catching in the wind and fluttering like confetti. Today was the last day of August and the mountain air was cool and crisp, hinting at the nearing season change.