The First Pillar Pt.2

Kai wished he could turn invisible. As the eyes of his new teacher and the guy from the red team stared a hole into his soul, Kai made a promise that the next beast he'd corrupt would be a chameleon.

As it stood, there was no place to hide. He banged his leg off the desk, creating a loud crash. In his desperate attempt to flee from the awkward moment of not having a question, he found himself in a really awkward situation. A question would be good right now–

"So, what do you think of the war?" The teacher's voice interjected through Kai's thoughts.

'What do I think of the war? Well, what do I even know about the war?' Knowing that their eyes were still gazing at him, Kai racked his brain for any answer.

There wasn't too much. Etyrion had talked about the war on his way to the academy, but ultimately he knew very little. A lowly servant wouldn't be told about impending doom, of course.