Claimed By The Wolves; Shadowfang Academy
One of them muttered under his breath, “You’ll regret embarrassing us, silver girl.”
I turned back to my tea as if nothing had happened, heart racing but refusing to show it. Small victories still felt foreign, but they tasted sweet. The next afternoon, the academy finally came into view.
Towering stone gates rose against the horizon, adorned with flowing banners representing the three Alpha Kingdoms black and silver for Shadow, gold and crimson for Solar, and deep green and brown for Earth. Hundreds of new students milled about in excited chaos. Carriages, horses, and enchanted transports filled the wide road leading to the entrance.