Damien had planned to head home early after having been away for the last many months.
However, being a part of this year's graduating class, he and the boys of their grade had been asked to stay behind for longer.
Dean Aramis Brodie, the head of the Royal Academy, wished to say a few words of farewell to the boys who would not be returning to the academy for the coming year.
Therefore, everyone in their grade had stayed behind to hear what the Dean had to say.
Along with the usual farewell speech, the youngsters had the fortune of gaining valuable pieces of advice from the elderly man who had experienced a lot throughout his long lifetime.
Therefore, the young boys, who would soon be joining the noble society as full-fledged adults once their coming-of-age ceremony was held, paid close attention to what was being said.
The Dean invited his graduating batch of pupils each year and gave them a similar speech before sending them away.