Noah gulped down the last of the fruit juice with a deep sigh, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Phew!" He grinned at the empty plates in front of him. "That was delicious!"
"At least one of us thinks so." Cecilia said from where she stood, leaning against the open doorway. "You done?"
Noah looked up at her with a smile. "Yes, ma'am."
"Good. Follow me."
Cecilia had taken him to a short, squat building at the edge of campus he hadn't really noticed.
The building was made of dark stone, which should have made it stand out among the usual white bricks of the academy, but the building wasn't that popular.
Noah had learned that this was the ritual building. Any important rituals carried out in the academy took place in this building's basements, and that included advancement rituals.
Luckily, they had time before the window they could carry out the ritual closed, so Cecilia had been able to score some food for Noah.
