"Is there anything you want to ask?" Adrian asked, setting the chalk down and turning toward the class.
It was the last period of the day, and he was holding an extra class—filling in while most of the other instructors were still away and the academy hadn't fully resumed regular sessions.
Half of the year remained before graduation. Many things were bound to happen and change. Taking away the terrorism arc, there were still plenty of arcs Adrian needed to plan about before the year ended.
Inside the classroom, only the students genuinely interested in the subject could be seen. Yet every time Adrian faced the classroom, he couldn't help but notice the same thing: all the seats were filled with female students.
'Is it really my charm that brings them here, or are they actually learning something?' he often wondered. But a glance at their grades reassured him—his words weren't just echoing into empty heads.
From the front row, Aries raised her hand.
