{While I understand you're going through a difficult phase, the upcoming trip is important for the semester. If you can, try to join the rest of us.}
Kyle read the message early that morning. It was sent by someone he regarded as more than an acquaintance, yet not quite a friend.
They shared the same class, though they did not spend much time together outside of it.
Kyle sighed and stretched his arms overhead.
Right. This was the most crucial year of his life. The upcoming trip was not just a casual outing. It was an opportunity to explore, to network, and most importantly, to impress the professors.
In that sense, the message was not wrong.
The university still had no idea about Blake's accident. And it seemed the Astortia family had no intention of letting the news spread, likely due to political complications.
Fortis, the capital city of Guhang, was ruled in influence by three major clans.
Among them, the Astortia clan was the weakest.
