Securing a Master

A quiet room.

An old man with a beard sat before me.

Headmaster Gildar.

I think this is the first time I've seen him since the award ceremony.

I look around the room.

This feels less like an interrogation and more like they just grabbed some random room to hear what happened.

But was there really any reason to question us separately?

Lydia, Laura, and Aila had all spoken with Gildar one at a time before leaving.

If I were Gildar, I'd have gathered everyone together just to save myself the trouble.

Unaware of what I was thinking, Gildar looked at me with a grave expression...