It was so early that a dense, white mist still covered the ground and trees.
Carriages arrived at the academy; finally, the gates were open.
Enormous gates, gilded with imperial symbols, ten meters high, guards on both sides.
The academy was gigantic, its architecture impossible to describe in a few words.
A mixture of castle (towers, battlements, a disused drawbridge), church (stained glass windows, bells at the top, statues of saints), campus (extensive gardens, fountains, stone paths), and military center (visible training arena, shooting ranges, fortified walls).
Buildings connected by suspended walkways, some covered, others open to the sky.
Golden domes gleaming with the first rays of sunlight.
Flags waving, symbol of the Empire, varied colors of noble Houses.
The feeling it brought was that the world had opened up.
Students arrived, nobles in luxurious carriages, adventurers on foot with backpacks, servants carrying trunks.
