Peter of the Wind (War of Contractia) by Dixon TJ

Author:Dixon, TJ [Dixon, TJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-03T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11 (Peter)

The teacher seems more serious than normal and is even already in the room before we arrive. She starts the lesson by telling us, “I know you are all focused on improving your practical scores but don’t forget that you have a theory test next week. Success does not guarantee promotion and failure does not guarantee demotion, but it still contributes towards your overall year end scores. Fail it and promotion at next month’s year end practical is impossible.”

“We have a test next week?” Yu Kii exclaims quietly and I shrug. “First I heard of it too.”

The lesson is dimensional theory this morning. At lunch it seems neither Hermes nor Rin knew anything about the test either. Maybe the rest of the class was told before we joined but we have been caught off guard. We decide training will have to be swapped with studying for the test. We settle on using our rooms as a location, swapping each day, but starting with Rin’s. The afternoon is dimensional practical and is welcome relief but after the lesson we head to Rin’s room and begin a nightmare study session. With our focus on practical, and constantly swapping classes this year, our theory is well behind what it should be for 3D.

Hermes looks really puzzled as she asks, “So what is a trans-elemental nucleus?”

“No idea.” I say.

“Don’t look at me. I only started studying here recently.” Yu Kii says shrugging.

“Are you all idiots?” Rin asks and then explains in detail what it is. I am just grateful that Rin seems to know just about every magical theory there is. Having an alchemist’s daughter in the group is a life saver.

Every day there is half theory and half practical, followed by our extra study. When the end of the week arrives Rin gives us good news, although I am a little disappointed. “We can study all day. Mother doesn’t need anything today. She’s still paying us though.” Taking our payment for a day off we decide to study in my room today. My head is ready to explode by midday and I am grateful for the short lived break that is lunch. By the end of the day I have to create a magical water mirror and check that my head is still there. Surprisingly it is. It didn’t actually explode but that is probably more due to luck than anything else.

The next week is further study but finally the test arrives and there is no more time to study. In the room we are told that if we talk we will have our tongues removed, and if we cheat we will have our eyes removed. Exaggeration? I’m not sure.

Surprisingly the test although not great isn’t as bad as I expected. I certainly didn’t ace it but I don’t think I failed it either. Yu Kii is worried about hers but Hermes seems more confident than me and I wouldn’t be surprised if Rin got top marks in the whole academy.

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