"Hmm?"
"Let me get the scaleband. Let's check your temperature."
Saying so Aveline came back with a black bracelet. Then she put the bracelet on his hand and it automatically tightened around his hands. He felt something pierce his skin under the bracelet. Then in blue certain numbers appeared on the bracelet. The units for temperature on Steela were different. His temperature seemed to be 900 in that measurement.
"What? So high!" Aveline said, her voice relayed her worry.
Then later it showed some text which said that Avon didn't have any blood infection and then displayed some readings.
Aveline read those and said with a frown,"You seem to have overexerted yourself. Did you not sleep enough?"
"Ahahaha....I did get some sleep"
"Did you get enough sleep though? Don't avoid it and tell me"
Then Avon told her about his messed up schedule and her expression conveyed that she didn't like what she was hearing.
"Listen to me, I understand why you are in such a rush but you still have much to do. How will you do it without being in a good condition?"
"That is the thing. You said it. I still have much to do. There's no time left and I haven't accomplished anything."
"....Avon, your master gave a task without being aware about the changes that took place. There's nothing you are responsible for. The knight doesn't grant audience to common public anymore, this is a change your master didn't know about. The academy changed its curriculum to a more difficult one. Why do you think the others, even though it is not that difficult, do not study at your speed? It is because they are still assessing the situation. They have been learning about these things since before they joined thanks to their parents, yet still they struggle, this is because there have been changes. Changes that you do not control. Even in all of this, you have managed to do so much. It is not something insignificant. It is something to be proud of."
Avon listened to her carefully, he sighed and said,"Whatever it may be, even if I am the fastest one or the smartest one, it doesn't matter if I don't achieve my goal. To whom will I say that I am proud of myself when no one is left. Effort is important but results are everything."
This time it was Aveline who sighed, she then said,"You are quite mature for your age. Well, what you said is true but do not forget. Not everything is in your hands. Also! Do not think much for now. You are unwell, sleep!"
Changing her tone from a serious one to a light and playful one she pushed him down on the sofa and then covered him with the blanket. Avon didn't provide any resistance and his head was aching and he was feeling weak all over. He fell asleep instantly even though he had just woken up.
Afte having a long and deep sleep, he opened his eyes again and saw that it was dark outside. His head was not aching now and he felt much better.
He looked into empty space, thinking about his situation.
' This is the 32nd day and I have accomplished nothing. Tomorrow is the language test....still...how could I....no,no,no,no,no... only think about what can be done. I have another 5 days in hand. I can perfect the theory too. Since my combat and Mind cultivation scores are high and if this also gets a good score then maybe I can catch their eye. '
While he was lost in thought, the door to one of the rooms opened and Aveline walked out of it. She was wearing casual clothes. She looked at Avon who was awake now and sat beside him.
"Had a good rest? Do you feel good now?"
"Yes I feel fine now. How long was I asleep?"
"For about 7 hours"
"That long?" Avon exclaimed with surprise.
"Yes. So, I bet you must be hungry. What do you want to eat?"
"I would like to take a bath first."
"Okay"
But there was a problem. He didn't have his clothes with him. So he decided to return to the craft first.
"Ah, I don't have my clothes right. Also I must return to the craft. I will leave now-"
"No, you will not go anywhere. Stay here tonight and go give the language test tomorrow. You still need to recover properly. You do not need to worry about clothes. Take a bath first"
Seeing the strict tone in which she spoke he knew there was no room for negotiation, so he agreed.
When he entered the bathroom, she entered behind him and told him how to control the temperature of the water and then told him to put his clothes into a machine beside.
He was refreshed after having the bath. She had told him to collect his clothes from the machine after the bath.
He was surprised that the machine has washed, dried and folded his clothes properly and piled them up neatly for him to wear again. He wore them and came out.
As soon as he came out of the bathroom a smell welcomed him. He had taken a long bath of almost 20 minutes and in that time it seemed, Aveline had prepared something for him to eat.
Then they both had food and discussed about their next plan. After eating she helped him revise for the language exam.
Since he had such a long sleep just now, even though it was night he was not sleepy anymore.
She accompanied him saying she was not sleepy but he knew she was just looking after him and was grateful.
After a few hours, they both went to sleep.
The next morning Avon wrote the language test. He saw all the people who had taken the language class along with him in the test queue. Aveline had helped him learn extra and shown him some videos and a movie to understand the language better. Thought one night wouldn't make a big difference but it definitely made things cleared for him.
The test was easy for him and Aveline's help proved to be very crucial and he now knew that he would pass this easily. All that was left was passing the next theory test.