Chatper 198 - You Can't Have it Both Ways

"Will this be ok, Big Brother?"  Fey was finishing up the formation plates arrangement Lind asked for.  She was the only one with him in the massive outdoor auditorium.  It was the only place the entire student body could be gathered from outer to core students of the Lotus Academy.

Lind smiled at her as he straightened his now signature crimson robes.  His platinum badge remained at low grade 4 due to he had not yet met the conditions for it to advance.  He had tried to study both badges but the arrays and formations inside them made his head nearly split apart in pain.

His best guess was that the badges had conditions setup to recognize his progress.  How and what method used eluded him but he could guess that consistency was key no matter what.