The two weeks blurred into a relentless cascade of obligations that left Raze questioning whether dungeon diving might have been the less exhausting option. Each day brought new responsibilities, new faces, new decisions requiring judgment he wasn't entirely certain he possessed.
Sophie's enrollment at Castle Town Academy consumed the first morning. The institution occupied grounds that rivaled some minor estates, white stone buildings arranged around manicured gardens where noble children studied everything from basic cultivation techniques to diplomatic protocol. The headmaster, a distinguished woman whose gray hair spoke to decades of managing aristocratic youth, welcomed them with practiced grace.
"Count Dragonheart, Lady Sophie," she said, bowing precisely the depth protocol demanded. "We're honored to receive the Count's sister into our student body."
