As we head towards the information desk, I sense the presence of many pairs of eyes attached to the silver-haired wolves accompanying me. Then, a young, approachable man calls out to us from the table.
“Did you come for the entrance exams?” he asks.
“Yup, all three of us.”
“I sure hope you carry the tuition costs along with you. There’s a lot of children that come without that, and you’d probably rather avoid the embarrassment.”
“We’re fine. It should be fifteen gold coins per person, yes?”
“Indeed. Which would make it 45 gold coins in total for you three... and in exchange, I’ll be giving you these,” he says, while pulling out a pendant with what seems to be a jade stone on it, and a number carved behind it.
“This will be the proof you’re taking the exams, and the number behind it w
