The day after the duel, Monday, was just another lesson for Emir.
He strolled into class right on time like nothing out of the ordinary had happened, not even glancing at those still whispering about Arthur's 'surprising' victory.
Emir practically ignored every word that was spoken, and if they thought he'd bring up the duel, they were out of luck, a concept foreign to the very boy they were speaking about.
Rather, he almost seemed out of it altogether, his mind somewhere far from the class.
Only Elijah, Sofia, and Quinn picked up on that, so it wasn't obvious, not even close, but to them, it was quite a noticeable difference.
However, when he stepped behind the podium, the Emir they knew had returned, and he kicked off the lesson with a heavy phrase:
"As a mule is neither donkey nor horse yet has traits of both, so are Ascendants—neither true Celestials nor common men."
