Grief

The dawn rises on the horizon by the time Ryo comes back to the base. Ryo was expecting his friends to celebrate their achievement for passing the Fire Camp. Even though it was a little bit anticlimactic, they prevailed and had been through the grueling days in the wilderness.

For some reason, Kuryu and Saphyro decided to stay outside the base, because as dragons kin, they prefer to maintain their distance and not get too friendly with other humans unless it's necessary.

However, when Ryo got inside the main tent, everyone was grieving, the girls were sobbing in the corner, the guys were silent, even Gungnir and Hrungnir, who were always so noisy, stayed put like obedient little kids.

Even the Upper Classes who had stated their allegiance, didn't dare to make any noises and sat in the courtyard of the base.

He immediately had a bad feeling about the gloomy atmosphere around them.

"Hey, what's up with the gloomy?" He asked.