Chapter 1: PAGE 7

As he walked into the classroom he noticed only a few familiar faces. The second thing he noticed was that while the classroom could fit easily three hundred students, there were less then twenty five -only 21 Dailon concluded after a quick head count- students in the room. This was odd for several reasons. The first being that it stood directly in line of efficiency which was one of the main factors in the Institute.
The other was that he knew none of those people, except Gaikor who rose last year to the rank of number one in the Sincara group and two others from that group. Considering that he had fought everyone at least once during the last year or watched them fight, this meant they could not be from their department.
Suspecting this might be another yet another test, though he could not imagine which kind, he masked any feelings in his face and casually walked towards the empty spot next to Gaikor.
“Interesting.” He simply said to his friend as he sat down next to him, giving a bearably noticeable nod that he knew only Gaikor would see and understand.
Over the years both got to know each other well enough during their training and adventures, that a simple nod was all that was needed between the two of them.
“Hmmm…” Gaikor said as a response, while pressing the tops of his tall, strong fingers against each other. Well perhaps not so much a vocal response as a soft hum, which meant that he was serious for once.
During the next twenty minutes, as they waited for the teacher to show up, they sat quietly next to each other, not saying a single word or even looking once at each other.