[Samael Ashwood's POV]
The carriage continued its smooth journey, and I found myself staring out the window, lost in thought. The Academy had always been a distant goal, something that loomed in the future, but now it was real, right in front of us. The thought of the trials ahead stirred something inside me—a mixture of anticipation and unease.
"We're almost there," Raven muttered, breaking the silence. Her eyes, sharp as ever, scanned the horizon as if she could already see the selection grounds reserved for Academy uses.
"These... It seems it will take quite some time before our turn..." Liliana said while looking at the line of carriages too long to even see the start.
