Evin did as the voice said and after he was finished, he sat on top of the bed, and prepared to practice the new form of Imagination Casting he'd just learned.
But just as he'd gotten onto the bed, he heard so noise coming from the corridors outside.
"217… this one seems to be it," a man's muffled voice sounded in the room.
"Yep, I wonder how the rooms look like inside?" a younger voice, most likely so boy of Evin's age, said with excitent.
Then, Evin heard a key being inserted into the lock and the door opened, revealing a bright-red haired boy with a very imposing stature. The boy's height suggested he was 13, maybe even 14, and his bulky body was a great indicator for his great physical strength. And with a grin on his face, the boy took notice of Evin's figure.
"Oh, you must be my new roommate!" the boy exclaid before dashing next to Evin's side, "My na's Arza! What's yours!?"
Looking at the boy's extended hand in front of him, Evin hesitantly grabbed it and introduced himself.
"I'm Evin, uh, are you a 2nd year, or a 3rd year student of the Academy?"
"No, of course not! I'm just a 1st year just like you! I've been very excited to enter the academy ever since I turned 10 last month, aha-ha. Though, why would you think otherwise?" the boy, Arza, asked with a laugh.
'What? 10?' Evin looked at the boy once more, unable to believe the boy's claims.
"Arza, stop making such a fuss," the man commanded from the door.
Evin looked over and saw a tall, rugged man with an array of tiny scars on one side of his face. He also possessed a red-colored hair, but his was a browner red, almost bordering on brunette. But aside from all those, there was another detail about the man, that Evin just couldn't ignore.
The man's left hand was completely replaced by what seed to be a tal prosthetic, which sotis emitted a light hiss of steam from the joints. But although Evin knew that sothing terrible must've happened to the man to need such a prosthetic, he also couldn't help but think that the tal hand was cool as hell.
"Heh, you want my arm as well? I can offer you a deal if you want," the man said, noticing Evin's stare.
"Oh… No! I'm sorry for staring like that!" Evin apologized with panic.
"Ha-ha, don't mind it too much. Everyone acts the sa when they see it, so I'm already used to it," the man shrugged and extended his good hand towards Evin, "I'm Aran, by the way."
"Nice to et you, mister Aran," Evin said, as he shook the man's hand.
Aran put down his stuff and his eyes slowly scanned the room. Then, when his eyes fell on the bed, his casual smile turned into a frown, as he walked over to reveal the piece of paper that Evin found earlier on.
"A Talisman of Listening…" Aran murmured, "When will those guys ever leave alone?"
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