[indent]Fillan navigated through the crowded hallways of the Academy. When he first set foot outside this school, he was taken away by it's sheer size and sweeping slate towers. He could imagine the timeless kings and queens from childhood fairy tales strolling down these volumnious halls with multicolored stained glass panes and chisled sculptures. Now, there were only groups of freshman idly chatting as they wandered through the halls. He found the pairing wonderfully curious and strange, but somehow fitting; a building once used to defend a lord's fiefdom was now being repurposed to defend once more.[/indent]
[indent]Pressing himself up against the cold stone wall, Fillan slid past a clamouring crowd of students. Past the group of idly chatting teenagers, he could spy up ahead two large wooden doors. Quickly, he glanced around before advancing towards the doors. There was a whoosh of cold, if slightly mildewy air upon entering the room. It was as though a television had been put on mute. The atmosphere within the large room was wholly different and starkly contrasted to that of the hallways outside. Cautiously, he took a seat at one of the wooden tables towards the back of the room. An older woman with grey hair stood at the front of the class and began to lecture. Fillan found this woman to be very unsettling. He squinted the first time to try to make sure but now he was certain, this woman indeed had golden eyes. It made her overall look very intense to him and he could no longer focus on what she was reiterating to the class. Besides the headmistress, he could spot several other students also in the room, including two girls who sounded like they were having a very animated discussion with each other.[/indent] 
[indent] Giving up on trying to pay any attention to what was going on at this point, Fillan opened up his bag, and shuffled through it for a second before pulling out a few math packets and a pencil. He shifted slightly in his chair, trying to get comfortable before starting to work on the math problems laid out in front of him.[/indent]