{Melisa}
Melisa strode through the busy halls of the academy, her footsteps echoing against the polished marble floors.
As Melisa wove her way through the crowd, she couldn't shake the prickling sensation of eyes following her every move.
It was a feeling that had become all too familiar over the past week.
That news, which Melisa had figured would probably spread at some point, had sent shockwaves through the academy.
No, through all of Syux.
Anonymous testimonies began to surface about the fight that happened. Suddenly, it felt like anyone who had been previously blissfully unaware, all five of them perhaps, now knew that there was a nim on campus, a nim with enough magical talent to catch the attention of the Shadow Mages and that they'd tried and failed to eliminate her.
