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It was almost the end of the year, and the snow started falling from the skies. Because of the cold weather, the demand for firewood rose, and the Sprucemint family's business went well. There were many orders, so Sigmund and Lycus were both asked to help in preparing the wood and delivering it to Alpharion.
In the Kingdom of Destinia, a celebration in each household is held every eve of the last day of the year to wish for a prosperous new year.
It was also the day that the second year students of Qawiun Academy would be designated to a specific place in the kingdom for their third year apprenticeship. Unlike their first and second years, which are held solely in the campus, third years are assigned somewhere outside the academy.