944: As Time Goes By, Take Pride in This
Afternoon.
The students of Class Four stood on the arid playground after their lunch break, their faces ashen.
Caroline Edwin stood in front of them, "Why do you look half dead? Don't you want to train? If you don't want to train, pack your bags and leave!"
Her piercing, icy gaze fell upon the group, sending shivers down everyone's spine as a sense of danger rushed towards them.
In unison, they shouted, "Yes Madam, we want to train, we wish to train, we love to train."
Students from other classes passing by looked up at the sky upon hearing this, thinking how unconvincing their words sounded.
Caroline frowned, "Louder! Have you not been fed? Is the school starving you?"
The students of Class Four, hands tightly aligned with the seams of their trousers, shook their heads solemnly, signaling they were not being mistreated and were well-fed.
"We want to train, we love to train!"
"We want to train, we love to train!"
"We want to train, we love to train!"
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