ALL THE STUDENTS WERE OPEN-MOUTHED.
Rafel himself was bewildered, but his face rested in a calm—which made the rest of Magdalena's Assembly Hall worry even more. Inwardly, Dr. Shetty was glad; she knew young Master Israfel was special from the moment he had first stepped foot on the isle way back. Nicara showed no signs of her being puzzled. She schooled her features into a poker face.
The hall watched the pretty, curvy redhead of a Headmistress step forward to take control of the situation. Nicara called to the summoning system of the Manifest.
"Arc Crystal, show the bonding strength of Master Israfel BlüdThïrste!"
Many students drew near to peer closer from their seats as the wide stage screen filled with intense light and a hologram. The left column which sat the First Years now only contained an tinkling of those who were yet to take the Manifest.
[DING!]