We Meet Again

"Finally, it is time for the day of trial. But I am bored with the long wait. Why don't they just start the test already?"

Henry said, standing beneath the square where a large crystal ball gleamed at the center atop an ornate pedestal. 

He crossed his arms restlessly, clearly annoyed, and stared at the ball, its surface shimmering with an otherworldly glow as if mocking his impatience. 

"It should start soon," Carl said from the side, as he was also getting impatient from all the waiting.

But he knew never to question a wizard's decision, unlike Henry, so he didn't complain, as it was only a little wait anyway. 

Aurora, on the other hand, stayed silent on the side, ignoring all the sidelong glances she was receiving from the crowd, as if in her own world. However, her calm and serene temperament drew even more attention.