“So…” another teacher said, waving the papers. - They came.Hiyat yawned heartbreakingly."Some of you came in vain," the instructor said pointedly.Kalar scratched the top of his head. Dorana snorted. Only Marika sighed sadly, but even that is unlikely because of the news about the fate of some.“So…” the teacher repeated.“He reminds me of someone,” said Khiyat."Yesterday's 'so,'" Kalar suggested. - Only with a face.— Could you please shut up? — sincerely asked behind his back.Kalar shrugged. Khiyat did not respond.“So…” the teacher repeated again, eliciting some nervous laughter. - Now you will go to the corridor, you will find lists on the wall there. If you are in red, come back here and get a route. If in blue, go to the first floor and listen to a lecture about what you lacked for admission to the labyrinth. All clear?The crowd roared and obediently rushed to the exit.Oddly enough, Liiran's entire group was on the red list, even Ding, who was doing the theory part somewhe

Koyan and his band of trackers showed up surprisingly quickly. The picnic was in full swing. Dean was eager to fight Kalar. Khiyat feigned stupidity and temporary deafness, pinching off small pieces from an apple pie. He did not react at all to the terribly funny stories about water workers. He cast thoughtful glances at Dorana, who was sitting next to him, and obediently ate everything that Marika gave him. Liiran was even jealous. Nobody wanted to take care of him, and near this strange guy, both girls present are sitting.Maybe it's worth pretending to be the same jerk who can die of hunger without noticing a pile of food in front of his nose?Pathfinders who fell out of the pointed portal did not allow the group commander to develop this idea. After that, life for Liiran became generally an unpleasant thing. It was he who had to lead the newcomers to the Chalice and show the finds. Then return back in splendid isolation, angry at Koyan, who ordered the group to get out somewhere f

Looking at Dorana's brother, Hiat realized that the girl had no chance to grow up small, graceful and fragile. Erin Pai was a whole head taller than Khiyat, who was not at all short, and in the shoulders, it seems, was generally twice as wide. This guy could easily kill bears with his bare hands and walk on a dragon with one sword.Khiyat did not feel like a bear or a dragon and really wanted to advise the guy to look for an opponent that was suitable in size. But he is unlikely to agree. He clearly loved his sister and was ready to teach anyone for her sake, even against his wishes.- And what can you do? grumbled Erin, also examining Hiyat from head to toe, and, apparently, remaining dissatisfied with what he saw.He shrugged.Yes, I studied a little. Now at the guardian, then one guy taught.“Uh-huh,” Erin said incredulously. - Let's see.It sounded promising.“He looks frail,” he said to the smiling Dorana.“I'm better off without a shirt,” my sister said in the tone of an experie

The fact that he is doing stupid things, Khiyat understood from the very beginning. But did. And stubbornly. Climbing up Despo's neck, over his head, and then slipping off his beak onto a cross between a dragon and a toad that adorned the corner of the Council House was, to put it mildly, insane. But he climbed and slipped. After that, Despo flew off to make a circle of honor and look for where to drop Ladai, so that it would be both noisy and safe, and his costume of the night Scarecrow was immediately noticed. The braids for the image were again missing, but ...But still, Ladai did not look as stupid as Khiyat, who hugged the stone scarecrow with his arms and legs and tried to remember how he was going to get off her. It was to climb down onto the cornice that surrounded the stained-glass windows, and not fall down on the roses growing below, as the imagination suggested.In the yard, on the other side of the house, someone screamed, and Khiyat realized that there was nothing more

The channels eventually tuned in. Sleep was worse. Hiyat had frequent nightmares. I even had to steal the soothing tincture from Dela. From the brothers of Dorana, who decided either to kill him or make him a real warrior, the guy somehow hid. Ladai with training agreed to wait. So it was possible to rest. It seems to be.And the snake was in no hurry to appear or send a dragon.At first, Khiyat was even childishly offended and offended almost until the evening. Well, he tried so hard. And if it weren’t for Dorana, who declared for no reason that self-respecting girls would not run after a guy who didn’t call them with him, they would have continued to waste time. But thanks to the red fury, I realized that I was wrong. The snake is a guardian. And they don't show up unannounced either.Inspired by joy, the guy kissed Dorana, which at that moment he was ready to carry in his arms, and cheerfully rushed off to look for a quiet place to talk with one of the incarnations of the city. The