Zach, Nessa, Anerias, Dukiel, and Violina dusted off their clothes while glaring at the principal, who had already turned around and headed back into the Academy after closing the gates.
"So, uh, is it the northern Labyrinth this time?" Anerias asked, breaking the stiff silence. He no longer held a grudge about being left behind the last break, but he was looking forward to both returning to his home for the first time in a long while and entering a Labyrinth with his friends.
"Sure." Dukiel shrugged. With the city in its current state, there was no way he could get a job there.
"I don't have anything better to do." Nessa nodded. She could return home and relax or train as usual. But for three months? There was no way she could be idle for that long. She also wanted to do everything she could to get stronger before the start of their hopefully final year at the Academy. Labyrinths were a great tool for that purpose.
Violina just nodded.
