Known faces

The time of a year passed quickly and the selection at the Six Rings Academy was approaching, it was still morning and the city's climate was cold, the dew was forming on the leaves of the trees while the fine morning mist dissipated.

Nicola had received Rhicina's visit in person the day before advising him of the location and time of the selection, for him was still a strange thing to have the local master of the mercenary guild came to personally pass on the information, but just them he nodded and prepared himself to it.

The entrance exam location was the same as in previous years, within the Academy dependencies. In a huge amphitheater about three hundred people sat and waited patiently for someone to arrive to start the test.

As in the city, as long as they do not cause riots, all races are welcome to participate, Nicola dressed in his black hood found a place away from everyone and looked at the people, the ones who sat closest to the center were the nobles and wealthy families, even they had to pass the tests, right behind them came the mercenaries and finally the ordinary people.

Despite his little interaction with people, he managed to recognize some individuals present. Two nobles who sat side by side, a pair of human twins with white skin and brown hair, the identical green eyes drew a lot of attention, they were known as the two jades of the Constance family and were well known in the city, their work as a duo impeccable was recognized even by the most experienced mercenaries.

One wore a dark blue robe and held an ornate staff with a large sapphire embedded in the end, this was Altos, the magician. The other wore a tight crimson combat suit and carried a black sword at his waist, in the hilt of the sword an extravagantly polished ruby ​​could be seen, this was Artos, the warrior. They had high expectations of passing the entrance exam.

Another acquaintance was Brontes, a three-meter-high minotaur who carried a large heavy hammer on his back, a mercenary warrior known in the city as a rising star. He had already tried to enter the Six Rings School twice before and this was his last attempt, as his age was approaching twenty years old.