Emery was startled to find that his old mentor, Master Atika, had become one of the leading instructors of the Twin Halls. It was a decision made after Lucius Corvin had been recalled to the frontline, leaving the top half-blood hall vulnerable. The insectoid clans could not spare their strongest grand magus to replace him for the same reason, so Klea, working with Shinta and summoned Atika—a leading figure of the Ouroboros faction—to take the post.
Even with her presence and guidance over the past decade, however, the Twin Halls had yet to reclaim their place among the top ten ranked halls of the academy. The fact puzzled Emery, but Grand Magus Atika show no interest to discuss about the academy politics and began to probe Emery's strength instead.
"I see you have improved greatly, Emery."
