with the order of examinees was nailed to the wide wooden frame. Surprisingly, there were only four names on it:
Draco Ignis
Ingram Unwarg
Percy Xel'veth
Filip Zamoyski
The dragon looked around the corridor once more, but no one paid him much attention. Not knowing what to do, he simply knocked.
‘Come in!’ The voice coming from behind the closed door was firm, calm, cold, and yet there was a certain lightness to it.
Draco instinctively adjusted Gler'thys and entered, trying to look calm. The training room was huge. It occupied the area of the lecture hall where the written exam was held and could easily accommodate several dozen pairs of trainees at the same time. The floor and walls were lined with fairly soft wood, which, despite heavy use, showed no signs of wear. Racks for training weapons, training dummies and various other equipment were pushed into the corner. The only piece of furniture left in the middle was a stand with several types of bladed weapons.
Next to the training blades stood a very tall woman with anthracite skin. She had a wide jaw, from the lower part of which two thick fangs protruded from the corners of her mouth. Her bright eyes pierced the dragon as soon as he crossed the doorway of the training hall. The woman eyed him for a moment before adjusting her long, braided navy blue hair and beckoning him with a gesture.
‘Come here.’ Her voice was melodious, which contrasted sharply with her guttural accent. ‘Name,’ she asked when he was close.
‘Draco Ignis, third-year military profile candidate, sethi.’ The dragon instinctively clicked his heels, as if reporting to the instructors in Dagos. The only thing he remembered was to use the appropriate polite phrase. Orcs were extremely sensitive about titles, especially warriors. The woman smiled slightly and looked at the boy more closely.
The reptile also sized up the orc woman. Her linen shirt clung to her shoulders and arms, emphasising her muscles. The rolled-up sleeves revealed old scars on her forearms, which stood out starkly against her skin. Her strong stride and agility
