Schoolyard Rivalries.

When Hal left the Hotel, almost immediately after his conversation with Tanya, he made his way to the Royal Academy.

He was allowed in fairly easily after presenting the seal that marked him as a student of the Academy.

The day was heading to a close but the Academy was still bustling with activity.

Over the last week, the academy had been changing on account of those who had been able to gain insight into Ordinances. They were quite eager to show off their power and change the status quo.

The wise ones, which was a good portion of the various guild leaders, felt the actual details of the Ordinances they had to themselves and the most they actually said was that they had Ordinances.

From the rumors, no one had been successful in gaining insight into any of the Abstract Ordinances...

That said, considering they were all still basically youngsters who had their whole lives ahead of them, they were not disheartened.