"W-What's going on?" Amethyst murmured, her voice barely above a whisper. The moment she stepped onto the school grounds, she sensed it—a shift in the atmosphere, a tension so thick it pressed against her skin like an unseen force.
Before she could fully process it, a familiar voice cut through the air.
"Amethyst!" Elise called out, weaving through the crowd with urgency. The students around them moved with purpose, their hurried footsteps converging toward the auditorium.
"Good to see you back, Amethyst," one of her classmates remarked in passing, offering a brief pat on her shoulder before merging into the stream of bodies heading in the same direction.
Others acknowledged her presence with nothing more than a wave, their focus elsewhere, their expressions unreadable.
"Did Sebastian call for a gathering?" Amethyst asked, her eyes scanning the sea of students moving toward the grand hall. "I haven't received any information."