Five days. It's been five days since I arrived at Adventus Academy. Five days of trial and error. Five days of trying to keep my head above water in this new world. And honestly, it feels like five months already.
It was still midday when the dining hall buzzed with activity. The air was thick with the mingled scents of strange spices and unfamiliar dishes.
"Look at this, Dude! After I ate this Lavadragon wiener, I bet 100 gold I can breathe fire!" One of the Starcross students behind me opened his mouth and tried to shoot a flame but what came out instead were colorful bubbles.
His friends burst out laughing.
Meanwhile, I sat in my usual spot, staring blankly at the tray of food before me. My spoon hovered over a bowl of meatball soup I already knew I wouldn't enjoy.
