and lined with tall, spreading trees. Beyond the entrance, green grounds stretched all the way to the first buildings. The centre of the complex was a large structure, with a soaring white tower in the middle that seemed to reach the vaulted ceiling of Atlantis. From it extended seven evenly spaced, elongated, four-storey buildings ending in squat towers towering just a few storeys above the roofs of the adjacent buildings. The mass of corridors, closed doors and obscure passageways made this place a veritable labyrinth, or at least that was all the master had time to say before he left the dragon alone in front of the main entrance, looking rather dissatisfied. Apart from those taking the exams, no one was allowed to enter the Academy building.
-Are you transferring?- Aiden neither stated nor asked. -It's easy to get lost the first time, but you'll figure it out with time.
βI hope so. β Draco followed the other boy towards one of the entrances at the very top of the hall. β If it weren't for the signs leading to the examination room, I wouldn't have found my way here.
βIn our first year, we walked in groups with older students for almost three months. Later, we started finding our own way.
The door handle gave way easily when Aiden pressed it. They stepped out into the corridor running around one of the squat towers on the first floor. Through the windows, they could see the driveway and the carriages waiting there. It was easy to spot the one belonging to Ed'heere because it was drawn by besses.
-Fortunately, the Tower of Fire is one of the simpler ones.- The redhead also looked outside.- If we were in the Tower of Chaos, finding the exit could be problematic.
-I thought the buildings were all the same.
-Only from the outside.- The boy walked down the empty corridor towards the part of the building connected to the main spire.- Inside, they are very different from each other. Although the Towers of Fire, Earth and Energy are similar to each other. They
