Fran looked at the five-story building before her. Its broad walls were covered in intricate patterns, with many sculptures decorating the surroundings. What an imposing building!
None of the Academy's other buildings exceeded three stories. Though those buildings occupied vast areas, none had been built any higher than that.
The building before her was the Academy's administrative building, and the Academy Head's office she was looking for was here.
Fran yawned as she stepped over the threshold. She had not rested at all last night, only getting a little sleep in the morning before coming here that afternoon.
The moment she entered, she heard the sounds of many people arguing.
"...That idiot actually changed Schools. I've never seen anyone so disloyal to their School!"
"He changes Schools today, and once his Academy Head gets removed by The Alliance, let's see how many more Schools he has to switch to!"
"Wouldn't it be better to stay in his own little patch of land? Does he really want to become a high-ranking Mage that badly?"
"Fine! We're all leaving. Let's see how he arranges the courses this year."
As soon as Fran entered, she saw a group of older people moving things around in the distance.
Though some of them looked to be sixty or seventy, they still carried huge crates one-handed as they walked along, grumbling and cursing.
They were carrying things out of a room and placing them in the corridor.
Fran found it strange, but the place she needed to go was on the fifth floor, and the staircase was right beside her. She would not be passing that way at all, so she paid it no mind.
When she arrived outside a room whose plaque read [Academy Head's Office], she stopped, studying the doorway with some confusion.