Kyle stepped into the hall as quietly as he could and the heavy doors closed behind him with an ominous creak that seemed to amplify the attention he drew.
Almost immediately after he entered, the class fell silent and all 299 students in the room turned toward him.
Kyle nervously walked forward slowly. He didn't feel nervous because of the stares he got, no. His classmates couldn't even intimidate him in the slightest.
It was only the single, unyielding gaze of Instructor Dan, standing tall at the front of the room that made Kyle shiver a bit.
"Why are you late?" Dan asked calmly.
Kyle stood frozen for half a second, then quickly straightened his posture. "I'm sorry, Instructor. I finished my Wing Exam late, and I was so exhausted that I overslept when I came back."
There was a brief silence in the room before the Thundra Wing students began exchanging subtle nods amongst themselves; they knew that Kyle was telling the truth.
