didn't quite succeed. ‘I hope it will work long enough.’
‘It should last until evening.’ The redhead fixed himself up again. ‘Have you heard?’
‘Heard what?’ Draco wasn’t sure he was interested in gossip right now.
‘I thought you knew something.’ Aidan seemed a little disappointed. ‘I heard that after... the last incident in Solvein, members of the Amethyst Guard showed up.’ The boy seemed excited about it. ‘What's more, they're going to be present at our exams.’
The dragon glanced once more at the arena and the upper terraces.
‘It'll be a chance to show ourselves in a good light...’
‘Maybe we should go upstairs first, and we'll think about showing anything when we get there.’ Draco didn't know whether the news about the observers surprised or worried him more. It certainly didn't leave him indifferent as he made his way up the stairs.
