Oliver Patrick - Part 3

"My goodness!" Mary said, horrified. "He can't do that, can he? He can't draft an Academy student whilst he's still in the midst of his studies?"

"He's already done it, dearest," Skullic told her. "He set the precedent three years ago when he inducted a boy into military ranks. He's been painting the picture that this boy is different from the others – ordinary rules do not apply to him. If Oliver is drafted, no one will look twice. They'll think it to be natural. Some would be asking why it hadn't happened sooner."

"That's horrible," Mary said, seeming more distraught for Oliver than he was for himself. "How can you sit there so mildly, Oliver? What a cruel blow they intend to inflict on you. They'll make all your years at the Academy appear for nought. It will be like you've never been here."