Kai had a deal with Dean Lanchester.
He would challenge and defeat the freshman students in order to liberate Layra from scrutiny, so that the academy could heal her eyes without them being able to refute. But this also created another problem.
A transgression problem that would be tied to Kai.
All Dean Lanchester would do was stall the punishment, only until the tournament.
Once the Dragon Ring Tournament was concluded, the punishment would continue—and the only shield that could deflect it was being the Red Prince. At that point, Kai coming to the Aurelian Academy wouldn't be a trespass, and the punishment for beating the students would be far lighter.
Reduced from execution to a harsh reprimand by a representative of Aurelian Academy.
Now, it was time for Kai to report to Dean Lanchester.
