The Ancient Academy was nested deep inside the abyssal forest, and was a place where every child in the continent dreamed of going. It was a place of both wonder and discipline, where both the rich and poor were treated equally, or that's how it was supposed to be.
As the rulers of the continent, the ancient families such as Knox had long since banded together and imposed many rules upon the academy from the day it was formed. One of them was of course preferential treatment for their descendants.
Over the years, as the ancient families lost more and more of their strength, the dissatisfaction within the academy grew to a boiling point. New regulations that would remove all preferential treatment for these privileged descendants were already in motion, and the teachers were hopeful that they would be implemented very soon.
As one of the teachers who firmly detested the ancient families, Madam Augury dictated her lecture to the seven-year-olds in front of her with much enthusiasm.
