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"Don't worry, everything will be fine," the dark one said convincingly.

“Uh-huh,” I muttered.

“Nothing terrible will happen if you are checked upon your return. If you are dark, the darkness will not go anywhere from you in two days,” he joked. I smiled tightly. We sat across from each other, the morning sun shining quite nicely on his pretty face and expensive but not ostentatious attire. I looked down at his hands folded in his lap. And how did I not notice this huge ring before? It catches the eye even at a fleeting glance. Roland caught my eye and awkwardly covered the ring with his other hand.

“I put it on only when I get out of the academy, the rector is against wearing family attributes,” Roland commented on my look. I saw a similar ring three years ago on Reiner's hand. Then I did not understand the emblems of the families of the founders, and did not pay attention to his drawing. But now I could say with confidence that I had the honor to sit in the same carriage with the fut