Brothers in Arms... Against Romance?

After returning to room 207, Julius removed his almost unused equipment with a wry smile as his stomach grumbled in protest. He had slept through the entire evening yesterday and missed his chance to eat. Not that it mattered; he would rather go a day without food than swallow vegetables like a rabbit.

"Classes didn't start yet," he said, dusting his uniform to make it more or less presentable before adding. "We can catch the group in the cafeteria and see the new teacher."

With the dean's permission, they rarely attended classes except for history and geography, two subjects Julius enjoyed. He even managed to convince his big brother to listen to them. Well, he succeeded on the first day, but his brother slept through the following lessons. Thus, they only heard rumors about an adept taking on Vikram's alchemy class after his friend's father concluded his mandatory lessons.