The Day Before The Mission - Part 2

Oliver hung his head shamefully, as Volguard held up his messy sheet. He was still embarrassed of his writing, and for good reason. He'd spent enough time in classes to know what good writing looked like, and he'd seen enough of the other students reading the chalkboard to know that he was slower than the rest. He'd been putting in extra effort in this regard, but he still hadn't caught up.

"I expect matters were much worse before you came here," Volguard said. "I must express my admiration for you for getting better so quickly, but this still is simply not good enough. For a noble, much less an intellectual. It would do your reputation a great disservice if you went into exam season with your subjects in such a state. What have your other Professors said?"

He'd only had his mathematics professor and the medical professor, both of whom he'd managed to avoid writing too much for.