I raised my head, expecting to see Professor Lucian standing at the front of the class. But instead, it was a different teacher, one I hadn't seen before.
The teacher smiled and introduced himself. "Hello, students. I'm Professor Orion, and I'll be teaching you this semester. Professor Lucian won't be able to teach you this semester as he's taking Caelan's class. As you know, Teacher Caelan is still in the healers' quarters, recovering from his injuries."
My worry spiked as I thought about Caelan. I remembered the packs' freshers' party, and how he had drunk a lot when Lucian came to end the game he had bet on. That must have been the reason why he's taking a long time to recover. He drank much of the poison.
I felt a pang of guilt, thinking about how I had been so caught up in my own p
