The corridors of the central tower, which just hours ago had been filled with excited whispers and endless debates among professors and students, were now wrapped in a strange silence. A silence that didn't stem from respect, but from a fear no one could explain.
Every step Daniel took on the stone floor echoed through the tower's vast space, drawing dozens of gazes toward him.
No one came near, no one asked anything. They only watched from a distance.
Some with astonishment, some with fear, and some with a look as if they were standing before an unknown being, not a human.
A few young students standing by one of the columns fell silent upon seeing Daniel, not even daring to greet him.
One of the senior professors coming from the opposite direction paused for a moment, bowed his head in respect, and without saying a single word, changed his path.
Serys, walking beside Daniel, grew more anxious by the moment.
