Hunter's Academy (Veller) by Garry Spoor

Author:Garry Spoor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Garry T. Spoor
Published: 2013-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

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14

“Well, I guess congratulations are in order, at least for those fifteen cadets that passed the survival exam.” Master Adams said as he stepped into the room and walked to the front of the class.

Kile looked around the room at the faces of the cadets, some beamed with pride, and others looked down at their desks. It was either in shame or in anger of having to bail out of the exercise. Eric was the only one that looked in her direction, and there was no denying what he felt when he saw her, and surprisingly it didn’t bother her.

She looked out the window, out at the western wall, and she had mixed feelings, whether she liked it better in here or out there. The wild held so much more freedom, more than the stone walls that now surrounded her; of course the bath and the extra change of clothing were a welcome indulgence. Sleeping in her cot, in her cell or sleeping out under the stars, it was a hard choice to make.

“I see that you all managed to survive it well enough.” Master Adams remarked as he took his seat. “Although I am sure that you may have noticed that we’ve lost a few more cadets. Five took the walk.”

“Who?” One of the cadets yelled out from the back row.

“Their names are on the notice board if you care to check. I’m sure that you’ve heard by now that an incident occurred during the survival examination. Cadets used their edge against other cadets, this as you know is not tolerated by the guild, as a result two cadets have been forced to leave the academy and there may be more.”

Kile looked around the room again, searching for the faces she knew she should see. The members of her group were still here. Murphy was sitting next to Alex in the front row. Carter and Daniel were sitting right behind her. Were they the next to go? Were they the ones Master Adams alluded to? They had used their edge against other cadets, namely Eric and his group, but if Eric was still here, they couldn’t very well force her to leave.

“So, you have all made it to your third year.” Master Adam said, leaning back in his chair as he studied the faces of the cadets before him. “If you thought the second year was intense, your third year is only going to get harder. Your training is going to get harder, your studies are going to get harder and of course the academy will be expecting more from you. You may have gotten by the first two years on sheer luck or natural talent, but they will only take you so far, the survival examination should have proven that. It’s why we have it first, a sort of a wake up call to those that think they can coast into the Hunter’s guild.”

He leaned forward and clasped his hands together, looking at each cadet in turn.

“From this point on, you will each be considered individuals.

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