The first few days of the year at Vampire Academy don't tend to be a lot of fun. They are usually stressful, and many people try to get used to the classes and their new classmates. Others simply try to understand what the teacher is saying, although they find it too difficult. But very few of them spend their days having fun or doing something they like to do, as the first few days of each year are when they touch more theory than practice.
But no one can do anything. Theory is just as important as practice, or so the teachers say, and the students must accept what they say.
Even the Heirs must accept this, most of the time.
This is why, during the first few days of each year at the First Academy, everyone looks overly stressed and focused on what they are doing. That applies to students coming from the lower academies, those who have just entered, and even those who are among the elite students.
