Academy Struggles
Kyle blinked in surprise after seeing Riya approach him. "Riya?"
They met halfway, looking stunned to have seen each other.
"I didn't expect to run into you here," Riya said with a smile before glancing towards the Rune Making store Kyle stood next to. "I guess you chose Rune Making?"
"Yup, I did. I came to grab some supplies," Kyle said with a nod. "But Rune Making isn't as fun as I thought it would be— our instructor is putting us through torture.
Drawing runes over and over again, just to make it perfect and identical to the original."
He rubbed his wrist which was still sore as a result of all the drawing.
Riya laughed a little. "Jeez, that's rough. How're you coping?"
Kyle sighed. "Welp, I finally managed to perfect a rune, at the expense of of my Runic Papers. I came here to the Mall to purchase some, after all, our Instructor called it cheap. You won't believe its cost?"
Riya grinned, enjoying Kyle's tale. "Tell me."