Hudson had left, yet the Arcane Academy was boiling over with excitement. Regardless of how distinguished the background of the students was, their first reaction to the news was — "Impossible!"
The Academy had numerous sponsors, with wealthy nobles from within the kingdom offering their support, but none had ever been lavish enough to throw down one million gold coins.
"Who spread this rumor? To dare fabricate tales about Marshal Hudson, they must have a death wish!" Norman said irritably.
As offspring of a major noble, he had access to far more information than the average student.
To ordinary people, rumors were just rumors, but for major nobles, family honor was more important than life itself.
If the matter blew up, they'd have to save face, even if it meant turning falsehood into truth.
The Academy's higher-ups had just offened Marshal Hudson some days ago; if another incident like this occurred, it could be deadly!
