But while a prince thought about actually looking at the syllabus this time around, a very tired instructor was stewing in silent dread.
He had concerns.
Not just casual, passing worries. Full-on, career-jeopardizing concerns.
Because a good chunk of his promising students had only just returned.
Alive. With some looking a little too well to assume that they've been keeping up with their training.
However, he didn't exactly have any basis save for seeing what they looked like in the morning assembly. But somehow, the experienced instructor just couldn't place his worry when it came to these particular cadets. The same ones that he hadn't seen since they filed for leave.
The staggering number of first-year cadets who passed the mercenary licensure exam was actually a double-edged sword. For one, it showed that the current freshmen batch had several powerhouses, but at the same time, it was worrisome because they might be taking on more than they could chew.
