Damon stealthily perused the document while Lilith appeared engrossed in her work. His eyes scanned the pages carefully, and he had to consciously suppress the urge to gasp as the contents unraveled before him.
The plan for the mid-semester evaluation was unsettling in its simplicity.
The academy intended to expand the barrier that protected its grounds, pushing it deeper into the forest. This expansion would temporarily drive the monsters in that area further into the Evil Forest, creating a buffer zone.
As he read further, the document listed the catalog of monsters inhabiting the outskirts of the Evil Forest. Damon's chest tightened with every name: Wendigos, great spiders, dire wolves, iron honey badgers, and other murderous creatures he wouldn't dare encounter.
'Thank the goddess they aren't making first-years fight these things,' he thought grimly. 'Even with a full party, we'd die in droves.'