already prepared. He did not wait for confirmation but began to write something down.
Something exploded behind the dragon. However, the thunder was muffled by the barrier. Draco looked over his shoulder. Aidan must have cast a spell because he was pointing at a charred spot on the ground. Reptile closed his eyes for a moment and looked back at the instructor. Hine didn't even seem to notice the explosion.
‘Everything's fine.’ The man nodded, seemingly more to himself than to Draco. ‘You can go to the next exam. Do you know where?’
‘Yes, sir. The Tower of Earth, training room number four.’ Draco barely managed to stop himself from standing to attention, clicking his heels and chanting the answer in Dagonese.
‘Very good.’ Hine glanced at his notes once more. ‘That’s all, you may proceed to the next exam.’
Draco was in no hurry. According to the official document, the combat exams did not start until noon, but it seemed that it was possible to speed up one's turn. However, the dragon was in no hurry. On the one hand, he needed to calm down a bit, and on the other, he needed a guide. He really needed one.
Aiden caught up with the reptile as soon as Draco set foot on the grass in front of the arenas. The boy seemed happy. All his earlier anxiety, fear and turbulent emotions were forgotten.
‘Which room do you have?’ Aiden was clearly more excited about the prospect of fighting.
‘The fourth in the Tower of Earth.'
‘I have the fifth.’ The red-haired boy grinned.
‘Then we're going in the same direction.’ Draco smiled slightly.
‘Almost, yours is on the first floor of the basement, and mine is on the second.’
‘It's just a number, Aiden.’
‘But how many stairs...’ The red-haired boy tried to be ironic.
