The next morning, Jace arrived on campus pretty early, not because he wanted to, but because the academy had set up the panel to look into the case and judge accordingly. He only hoped that they would hear him out and now shut him up when he tries to defend himself. That they wouldn't expel him just because he is a scholarship student without a proper investigation. Upon his arrival, the student stared at him disdainfully like he had done something terrible, "If we are being honest, these guys have done far worse than this." He thought to himself."And I didn't even do anything." He took the long walk to the east wing, where the school court was located, and even before he could get to the building, he spotted Grace outside, pacing around slowly, tension written all over her face. "Bloody pretender," Jace spat, throwing his face in another direction. Even when he got to the building, he didn't bat an eye at her; rather, she proceeded into an empty hall. "What's the..." He held b