As the boy unmasked, revealing his true identity to the school. The students were shocked. Alex Blackwood, the man suspected of killing not only two members of the Tarren family but also the primary suspect of the death of his older half-brother Edmund, and who many also killed his still-missing father Edward.
"HE'S A MURDERER!"
"WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?!"
"ARREST HIM!"
The crowd continued to yell at Alex, disapproving of his appearance. Nothing but boos and calls for his immediate arrest and even death. Raven looked around in worry as her fellow classmates already showed disdain towards him. She wanted nothing more than to jump down into the coliseum and stand side by side with her brother. As soon as she stood up, she felt her wrist get grabbed from behind.
"Don't try it." Freya said calmly. "You going down there would only make things worse. Let's see how things play out."
Raven looked back at Alex, who was now being surrounded by a group of guards. But that's when she noticed something. Alex looked at her and shook his head, telling her not to do it. This finally made Raven give up and sit back down with Freya, who was watching this play out with great interest.
Meanwhile, Anna and Lyanna were watching from the professor's box. The teachers were all talking about Alex's appearance while the headmistress stayed silent.
"What's a murderer like him doing here?"
"How disgraceful..."
Anna wanted nothing more than to teach her fellow professors some manners, but Lyanna stopped her. Lyanna didn't say anything, as she had the same look of anger on her face, but she was more calm than her sister.
"They don't know what they're talking about..." Anna said with anger in her voice.
"I know, sis, but Alex's reappearance was always going to be problematic." Lyanna said calmly. "Nothing we can't handle though."
The teachers began protesting to the headmistress to deny Alex's acceptance; however, she just remained perfectly silent.
The guards got closer to Alex, who then drew his sword, causing the guards to flinch.
"Stop."
The voice spread out across the coliseum. The headmistress stood up and had finally begun speaking.
"Alex Blackwood. There are two matters we must discuss. First, does any student here accept Alex to be their protege?"
The students stayed silent; however, Raven raised her hand immediately.
"Not sharing his last name." The headmistress added on, causing Raven to immediately put her hand down. However, to the shock of every single student in attendance, one more hand went up. The hand of the first-ranked student in the school, Freya Crawford.
"I see. Ms. Crawford, are you sure you wish to accept Mr. Blackwood as your protege?" the headmistress asked. "He will bring you trouble."
"I accept wholeheartedly headmistress." Freya replied.
"Are you sure you're not just doing this because his sister is your friend?" The headmistress asked.
"Positive. I was planning on raising my hand even before I learned who he was." Freya said.
"Alright. Mr. Blackwood."
"Yes?" Alex responded.
"By the school rule, we accept all students if a mentor is willing to take them on. However, that does not change the law of this country. So I request you lay down your arms and go with the guards for now." The headmistress said.
" ...Only if my sister gets to hold onto my sword." Alex said.
"That's acceptable."
Alex sheathed his sword before laying it down and raising his arms in surrender. The rest of that day's matches were postponed due to Alex's appearance and arrest, leaving many to wonder just how the headmistress could allow such a thing. To take place in her own school. Some of the teachers questioned her leadership, some even her sanity, but she simply repeated the same line.
"This school was opened in the name of equal opportunity for nobles and commoners. For everyone having the ability to be accepted regardless of their past. If Mr. Blackwood is found innocent by this country's court. He will be accepted here. As in the name of this school's namesake,Goddess Xymaris treated everyone as an equal, and so shall we."
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