Chapter 30: Norneau Academy Of Magic
The bottom-most floor of the Academy turned out to be quite spacious. The room was decorated with portraits of great mages and witches, and life-sized statues depicted faceless men and women holding up each of the classic elements and the interactions in hand. The floor was decorated with plush purple carpets that had gold patterns.
A raised platform of stone held a massive circular desk behind which sat three students. The two at the back seemed to be sorting mail, while the one at the front looked awake and annoyed.
"Testing?" she asked.
"Yes, we're here to drop off our-" Brigit started to say.
"Name?" she interrupted.
"Kir Gale," Kir spoke up for himself.
"Gale..." The girl started looking through what appeared to be a book of names. "Got it. Floor 80 for the test. You'll be in Rainier's group."
"Who's Rainier?" Kir asked.
"Big guy. Blue hair. Can't miss him," she replied. "Go up one floor and take the lift." Before Kir or his moms could reply, she called out "Next!" and Kir turned to find that there was an entire gaggle of students making their way up the stairs.
"Where the hell did they come from?" Kir asked as his moms guided him to the side of the room and up the stairs.
"Probably stayed overnight at the Knight Academy. Good way for the Knights to recruit, hehe," Darlae replied.