I could see Alter’s expression lighten up from my appearance. “Hello there princess, have you been practicing for the announcement?” She changed her expression to a more excited one.

I nodded and answered, “Yes I have.” Then again the professor made another expression that meant she was curious on how I knew Alter’s name.

And without waiting for her question I continued, “My parents knew Alter’s parents and occasionally I met him when we were seven years old.” And turning to Alter who was more confused on what I just said.

Shaking my head to his reaction, professor Freyja signaled the rest of the students to form a circle around her. 

“Students I have important news regarding our expedition on dungeons…” I forgot that she had this type of rule in her class, ‘If a new student joins her class, she would have to reserve a low or mid level dungeon for that class the next day.’

Alter raised his hand in which the professor nodded. 

“Wasn’t there another professor in the dungeon incident?” Alter remembered the details of that day still? 

Professor Freyja gave Alter a confused look but she was quick on changing her expression, “Yes you are right, that was professor Anastasia. At the moment she has been granted another role that is classified to the students.” 

The professor cleared her throat before continuing, “As I said this matter regarding our expeditions from now on requires us to have at least four royal guards.” The complaints from the students started to rise.

“Those are the conditions for us to go to a dungeon no matter the level threat, but fret not, the guards won’t interfere with our training until things go south.” Said the professor, convincing the students before they got careless.

If that’s the case wouldn’t it make us take an Espion with us since I’m a princess? Hopefully not since I already have Alter with me there shouldn’t be a problem. All the students started to make among themselves about the dungeon expedition that is tomorrow. 

Two claps came from the professor, “Now, now, leaving that matter aside, shall we start with our team vs team?” She’s up to something that's for sure and it has something to do with Alter. I faced the direction of where Alter previously was but he wasn’t there, I spectated my surroundings trying to find him before anyone tries to add him in a team. 

To my surprise he was under a tree next to the entrance of the arena. “Too hot?” I asked, sitting next to him. “That’s one but the other one is that I don’t belong when it comes to social skills.” Alter answered looking at the students forming groups. His eyes gave me a sad feeling, ‘What has this kid my age gone through to have that type of gaze?’ Those thoughts made me think that it had to do with why he was gone for six years. 

I shaked my head trying to get rid of these thoughts that were causing me sadness. I should be trying to repay him for saving me and those six years he was gone I will make him forget that sadness and loneliness. I stood up and put my hand in front of Alter, “Would you like to be part of my team Alter?” 

At first he seemed to hesitate on taking my hand but then he took my hand and gave me a warm smile that fitted him more. “I won’t let you down.” After that Alter pulled another ring out of a dimension bracelet, only this ring was different yet similar to the one he had on. Putting the Midnight purple ring on his right hand and his red ring on his left.

“Why do you have another ring for Alter?” I asked, trying to get a better view of the purple ring. “Well for some reason I could use two rings, the red one was my original, the purple was from a person that was very important to me. The ring was on my hand when I was awake but that’s a story for another time.” There it was, that sad expression that doesn’t suit a kid my age. 

Without thought I hugged Alter, at first I thought it was the best thing I could do to at least relieve him from those feelings. Time seemed to pass very fast, by the time I stopped hugging time the other students had already been done with their team. 

“Are you done with your show, princess?” My body jolted at the voice, “Professor Freyja, please forget this scene.” I was embarrassed as the other students saw me and Alter like that…

“The rules are simple, no killing or maiming, combat is allowed, magic is allowed, the first team to be unable to fight it out…” Freyja said as her voice echoed through the arena, “If there aren't any questions then let the match start.”

Twenty minutes into the match everything was normal until a pressure was over all the school that made all of us fall into our knees, some even fainted. This brought flashbacks of the dungeon with the basilisk but the only difference was that instead of one aura it was multiple.