It was strange, how quickly life tried to return to normal.
After the dramatic exit from the relic, the reunion, and the cryptic send-off by Vice Chancellor Darrow, Kain and Serena found themselves—somewhat awkwardly—resuming the routines of daily academy life. Classes restarted, professors resumed handing out assignments, and the topic of conversation across the College had already shifted to the upcoming re-rankings.
Despite everything, life returned to normal.
What hadn't returned to normal, however, was their ability to talk about what had happened.
Kain hadn't been present for the relic's speech on the mental restriction on discussing the inheritances, and discovered the limit the hard way.
He'd tried to explain the inheritance trial to Bridge—just the basic framework of the 'Quiz Game'—and immediately felt a wall slam down inside his own thoughts. Not a mental block, not quite. More like a presence pressing gently but immovably against his ability to speak.
