Chapter 12: The Prophecy

Damon hurried through the academy's main building, mentally cursing the time he'd wasted reading over Professor Kael Blackthorn's letter. By the time he entered the History of the Demon Wars classroom, it was nearly full.

Ironically, despite being the first to leave, he was now the last to arrive.

Relieved to find the professor absent, he slipped through the door and hugged the shadows along the wall, moving as quietly as possible to avoid drawing attention. The classroom's tiered seating allowed him to climb to his usual spot at the very back, safely distant from the nobles clustered toward the front.