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Beatrice and her Father were better at damage control than the police were. All it took to take the student body’s mind off of the grisly murder that had occurred in the gardens was to promise a grand ball almost immediately afterwards. Everybody was excited to show off their most expensive...
Classes were suspended for the rest of the week while the headmaster attempted to settle on a course of action. The police wanted space from the leering eyes of the student body, so the cordon was extended to a large section of the gardens which we were now forbidden from passing through. I...
When the students were finally given the go-ahead to leave the dorm wing, it was as if they had unleashed a fury of rumour and innuendo onto the campus. Some brave souls attempted to reach the outskirts of the crime scene only to be turned away by teacher and officer alike, others feared the...
“Shot dead with his own weapon!”
Erwin Tees was incandescent with simmering rage. Prier’s attempts to track down and kill Felipe Escobarus had run into difficulties, but to lose his life in the process was beyond his most pessimistic expectations. It was all over the newspapers – the scandalous...
Trevor Prier.
According to some of the other, older students at the school – he had only joined the faculty in the past year. He put on a convincing persona as a harmless and somewhat eccentric biology Professor. His qualifications were the real deal, but everything else about him stunk to...
“He wants another study session?”
“That’s right. Claudius came to me a few hours ago and asked me to forward that message to you. I think he’s a little shy about asking you in person. I can even get a private room booked for you if you’d like.”
It was with those words that I was bound by an...
A physical exam.
Human physiology expert and part-time teacher Winston Moss had careened through the lecture room doors and declared that we were becoming part of an experiment. He adjusted his glasses and smiled as he launched into an explanation as to the purpose of the forced exercise. I...
It was a hard fact that I had to get used to the clothing I was expected to wear. I couldn’t just start dressing in masculine stuff and expect everyone to accept it. Maria already boasted a large and diverse wardrobe of different items – dresses, nightgowns, blouses, skirts and dress shirts. I...
Our next magic lesson focused entirely on theory. The teachers had decided that letting me and Felipe be outside at the same time in an exposed area was a bad idea. It was an entirely reasonable judgement to make. The only person who had reasons to suspect that something was amiss was Claudius –...
One of the direct consequences of my behaviour was that things had taken a radically different path from what I remembered from the game. Without me to serve as Samantha’s foil, the adversity she faced was generalised and arranged by a small group of people who did not respect me enough to take...
Cromwell’s invitation got me thinking. What if the shooting club had weapons on hand for practice and competition? It could have served as a good hiding place for the rifle that my would-be killer had used. Unfortunately, my theory was quickly proven incorrect after some cursory investigation...
Contrary to my worst expectations, the staff of the academy had somehow managed to keep the incident quiet for three whole days. Given that they were constantly surrounded by noblemen and women for whom gossip was their favourite pastime – it came as a pleasant surprise. I was never once...
While Felipe reported the incident to the principal, I used my deception to head up to the third story of the building and into the base of the clock tower. First, I had to take a quick detour to my dorm room and retrieve my pistol. I tucked it into my blazer’s pocket so that it couldn’t be...
The second week of our schooling approached in turn, and the status quo was starting to be cemented by the various social groups throughout the academy. If I were the socially-minded sort, I’d have worried about missing my opportunity to make fast friends and connections while I had the chance...
“I really don’t know what to think of that girl...”
Claudius had been sent for a loop by his tutoring session with Maria Walston-Carter. After all, he was the one who had declared her to be a vicious villainess based on her cold behaviour towards Samantha the week before. She struck him as a...
It was time for a biology lesson with Professor Trevor Prier. For the science periods in our schedule, there was no specified subject. One of the science teachers would take the period and deliver their lesson plan to the students, with a minimum number being expected by the end of the year. The...
The first magic class was in session, and I was bored out of my mind.
The full cohort consisted of myself, Adrian, Maxwell, Claudius, Samantha, Talia and a girl named Margaret. For the absolute avoidance of doubt, Miss Malorie Jennings decided to quickly run through everything I had already...
The next morning heralded the beginning of our real life at the academy. We all awoke to find a schedule slipped under our doors. Students would study for five days a week, with each session taking up two hours. For students on the magic course, an extra period would occur on ‘Friday,’ which...
Magic was an interesting topic. My Father had instilled some of the basics into me, but he never went so far as to teach me anything specific. He had always assumed that my time at the academy would do a much better job than he ever could. I couldn’t disagree with that assessment. There was a...