It had only been fourteen days since the engagement, but Luan already felt like he'd aged a year. Between all the meetings, studying old territory records of Velmire, and discussing plans of action with Liana, sleep had become a luxury.
Yet here he was about to face the first of many trials the empire expected of its future nobles. He rolled his shoulders. It was now time to demonstrate what a Meskevela looked like in action.
He had heard the stories about how his brothers had been at the top of their class during their time in the imperial academy, but they had it easy in Luan's eyes; he would, after all, be attending with Liana and her brother, Benjamin Alderon.
Luan and Liana both stood outside the academy gates as they were admiring the massive academy; people continuously carefully avoided them when they saw the imperial guards surrounding them.
"Who are they?" A young man asked his servant if he was also here for the entrance tests.