The three youths lay down on the Systine mansion's lawn and relaxed for the first time in several weeks.
The Labyrinth's Trials had taken over a month to complete, surprisingly enough. It didn't feel like that long when they did it, even during the boring parts. But keeping track of time when it wasn't the same for everyone, like after the maze, and in a place with a constant light hadn't been easy.
When they went through the Trials, they had been on alert all the time. The Academy had taught them to never let down their guard. They listened to that. It was hard to catch any student off guard, especially top students like them.
But they had been on higher alert than usual since they were trying to clear one of the five Labyrinths, and they had no idea what to expect. The Trials weren't the same as the last time the Labyrinth opened, and none of them had any experience with anything similar.
