Vain - Chapter 41 Social Dynamics

Edit: I changed the ending of this chapter a bit because of some ooc-ness. The next chapter will better explain things. If you’ve already read the previous unrevised version, ignore it. Thank you! (❁’︶’❁)

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Austrion Academy was located deep in the mountains, an area that bordered Kinlar. Austrion, as a country was one that was exceedingly difficult to attack. Since at all sides, it was either surrounded by the coast or by a dangerous mountain range. So when the academy had plans to be made, many people couldn’t imagine the possibility of a building being situated in the mountains.

The mountains, after all, were plagued with low temperatures and constant snow storms. It wasn’t safe for anyone to journey through the mountains, never mind setting up a place to live in it. So the construction of the academy had to be supported by both Austrion and Kinlar. The two countries made the academy to be a symbol of peace. It went through the hands of many talented architects in that century with the mind to perfect the building to the extreme. In the end, the academy was named Austrion Academy as another show of goodwill from Kinlar. And with its prestige, it had both noble children from Austrion and Kinlar gathered in one place. Continually growing the relations between the two countries.

Each year a new batch of students arrive at the academy and will stay at the academy for the next four years of their lives. After all, to arrive at the academy you would have to take a journey of a whole week, just to get from the outside of the mountain range to the center of it, where the academy stood. A whole week was also a gentle estimate since you would never be able to predict the type of danger that you would encounter on the journey. Snowstorms and wild beast were always unreliable. Even with the safe roads that the academy had provided with its experience of many years in running, no one can be absolutely sure in their safety. So most noble children would take an entourage with them, starting the journey with a three months cushion, before the school year even started.

It was also better if you arrived earlier since connections and cliques can be created easier that way. Even though many noble children would gather in one place, there was still a hierarchy. There was nothing fair in the system, lesser nobles stick to themselves and the higher nobles interact in groups. Many would even mingle with the different higher nobles from Kinlar since they had the power to. And this year, the number of major nobles coming from Austrion could be said to be an astronomical amount.

All the capture targets were from the three major dukedoms of the kingdom and the crown prince would also arrive in toll. So all the other nobles children were in a frenzy on how they could mingle with this group of lords. After all, even at royal balls or any social events, it was difficult to interact with these people. As they’re either stuck with a group of fans, tactically ignoring everyone or already chatting with their own clique. It wasn’t even a guarantee that when these small lords were all in the same room you would be able to see the face of at least one.

So many nobles could only bitterly complain in their hearts, hoping to make acquaintances with these people when they’re at the academy. Which Aileene simply wanted to dissuade, other than the heroine those lords are blind to everyone else. So there was no chance for these people to even try. In the academy, those small lords formed a group surrounding the heroine. And just from hearing the names of all those in the group one could just faint.