Veil of Silence
Kyle decided to stay after class again, something he was already accustomed to doing.
He watched as the other students filtered through the door one by one, their laughter and murmurs fading as they left.
Lora, sat on his opposite side, neatly arranging her supplies for the extra session.
Kyle had come to appreciate these extra lessons with Lora. As much as he hated to admit it, Lora's explanations often filled in the gaps left by Instructor Victoria's faster-paced lectures.
"Alright, let's pick up from where the Instructor left off," Lora said with her usual soft voice.
She leaned over and pulled something out of her bag—a single piece of runic paper. Kyle's eyes widened in surprise as she carefully laid it out in front of him. The paper was pristine, with four basic element inscriptions carved onto its surface. Fire, water, earth, and air—each rune was beautifully inscribed with fine precision.