The Akademiya, House of Daena.
Layla's black skirt swayed gently. Through it, the metal band around her left thigh could be seen reflecting little glimmers of light.
"What does your Rtawahist school study?" Li Qiuzhi asked curiously as he walked beside Layla.
"Rtawahist mainly studies the stars. The specific disciplines include astronomy, astrology, and so on."
Layla, whose clothes were decorated with many star motifs, answered without hesitation.
Seeing Li Qiuzhi sink into thought, the mentally drained Layla assumed he did not know much about the Akademiya and continued:
"The Akademiya has six colleges and six schools. There's Amurta, which studies specialized subjects such as biology, ecology, and medicine at Amurta College.
"Haravatat is based at Haravatat College. They study language and writing, with linguistics and runology as their specialized disciplines. The Rtawahist School is based at Spantamad College and studies architecture, mechanics, and so on.
"Vahumana and Amurta are based at Vahumana College and Kshahrewar College respectively. The former studies history and sociology, while the latter studies alchemy, element studies, ley lines studies, and so forth.
"Finally, there's our Rtawahist, at Ritdhavaist College. What we study is the unfathomable starry sky. Sigh..."
By the end, Layla seemed to have remembered her heavy coursework again and let out another sigh.
Li Qiuzhi naturally knew a little about the Akademiya too. He smiled and said:
"When you said you studied the stars, it reminded me of a friend. She studies the stars too, and she's quite accomplished in astrology. When you both have time, I could introduce you."
"...Um, someone you know must be an important figure, Mr. Li Qiuzhi. I-I'm just an ordinary scholar. I'd better not bother her."
Layla naturally respected her seniors in her field of study, but as someone who was not good at socializing, she would