The door slammed shut with a force that rattled the glass panes.
Inside the dimly lit chamber, the cloaked man ripped the mask off his face and hurled it across the room. It hit a vase by the wall, shattering it into pieces. His breaths were ragged, his chest heaving with fury.
"Useless. Absolutely useless," he spat, pacing back and forth like a caged beast.
The hood fell back, revealing silver-streaked hair and cold, calculating eyes that burned with restrained rage.
Headmaster Gavin.
He threw off the dark robe, revealing the usual regal attire of the academy's highest authority, now disheveled and stained with soot from the maze. He poured himself a goblet of wine, hand trembling with fury, and downed it in one gulp.
He slammed the empty goblet on the table, cracking the glass.
