Winter passed quickly in Dalaran...
In fact, if you stayed in the city the whole time, you would hardly feel any cold at all.
Thanks to the Citadel Protection Magic, the climate throughout Dalaran was always artificially controlled, even during the hottest and coldest periods. Spring all year round was no joke.
And when the snow on the distant Alterac Mountains gradually began to melt, you knew spring had arrived.
Spring was also the most restless time in all of Dalaran.
Many Mages chose to leave Dalaran at this time! Perhaps they felt there was no hope of reaching greater heights on the path of the arcane and left in dejection; perhaps their performance over the past few years had thoroughly disappointed their mentors, who had ended their mentor-student relationship...
Another group of Mages would complete all their paperwork at this time and receive the seal of the Council of Six... They officially shed their status as students and became Sixth Ring Archmages!
Many mentors would have openings for students, and for the "Wandering Mages" struggling in Dalaran, this was an opportunity.
Karin could even clearly sense the restlessness his "companions" displayed at the Violet Library, the square, and the Training Grounds during this period!
"I have to do well this time and catch some important person's eye..."
"What am I going to do? If I fail to find a mentor again this time, I'll have to go back to Lordaeron and work as an adviser to Earl Agamand!"
"Did you know? Every year around this time, the Kirin Tor organizes a Mental Strength Test for us. They say Mages whose results aren't good enough will lose their eligibility to become official students of Dalaran..."
Discussions like these could be heard every day.
"Mr. Karin, why do I get