Silence.
The General Assembly Hall was riddled with silence as a woman walked on stage, carrying with her an aura of grace and power.
She had long, raven black hair along with piercing eyes that seemed to warble with every step she took. As her dark emerald eyes scanned the audience that stood before her—all Apprentice Stage students of the Akashic Magus Academy—she finally came to a halt at the center of the stage that she stood on.
After waiting a few more seconds, the woman finally parted her lips and spoke.
"My name is Beatrice Lampshade, and I will be your new Head Of Student Affairs."
The words she uttered carried a heavy weight among those who listened—both with the students and the staff who were present.
It had only been a few months since the untimely demise of the previous Head Of Student Affairs, Gerald Lockwood, and now he was being replaced with this woman.
