A loud clanging bell interrupted Shen’s sleep. Around him in the male visitors’ dormitory, people stumbled from their beds. There were twelve beds in each room and not a single bed in Shen’s dorm room was empty. Not knowing what the alarm was for, Shen dragged his backpack from under his bed and rapidly rolled up his bedroll he’d put on the bed.
“What’s going on out there?” Edwin stumbled around the room as he grabbed his own gear. “What’s wrong with letting us sleep?”
“Something must be happening. They don’t ring the alarm bell for no reason.” Janek yawned as he swung his backpack on, his bedroll strapped to the top of it.
Shen buckled on his sword and headed out the door as he slipped his backpack on. His boots were held in one hand and he wore the light cotton trousers he slept in. A
