Liora's expression darkened, feeling every pair of eyes on her.
She forced down the anger welling up and smiled once again.
"48 million isn't a small number to just give away. If that's what you need, I can show you ways to quickly earn points," she said in a tone that wasn't too fast, nor too slow.
Aramith thought for a moment, then shook his head
"I need to access this place today." If this ring doesn't work, I'll go back and explain to Lynnor.
The warden, noticing how bad things were turning out for Liora, stepped in.
"Who even asked you to come here when you know nothing?"
Aramith studied him, then replied curtly. "Lynnor."
"Teacher Lynnor?" He repeated, surprised. The fact that Lynnor sent him there didn't surprise him as much as the way he referred to her.
Every student addressed teachers by affixing the word Teacher, yet Aramith mentioned her name without any titles.
