Mynes adjusted her hair with a slow, weary sigh as she stared at her reflection in the small inn mirror.
The circles under her eyes were so dark they looked painted on… proof that she hadn't had any real rest in a long time.
"It's been a while…" she muttered, brushing her bangs aside. "Since I got to rest."
The capital was bustling outside her window, loud and full of people even though the sun had long dipped below the horizon.
The Academy was still in chaos after the incident two weeks ago, and every single instructor… especially the higher-ranked mages like her had been slammed with nonstop work.
She left the mirror and picked up her coat.
'Commoners really do surprise me…' she thought with a tired chuckle. After the Academy disaster, they had actually tried to cancel Grand Mage Luke… accusing him of negligence, demanding he be punished, even suggesting he be expelled from his post.
'Were they expecting the Empire to let go of a Grand Mage because of a simple incident…?'
