Marjorie's steps hesitated slightly before she spoke with some embarrassment:
"Usually, the School would allocate some housing for the apprentices to live in, but Mentor Archibald currently has no spare quotas." Marjorie's voice grew quieter as she spoke,
"I and the other apprentices of the mentor are living near the School...
I myself am renting a courtyard, which is the property of the School. There's a discount for us members of the School; after a successful application, it would only cost about six hundred Magic Stones a month."
"Six hundred Magic Stones may seem like a lot, but in reality, as long as you're willing to take on a few more School tasks, it's quite easy to afford."
"I understand, Senior Marjorie."
Colin nodded, his expression unchanged as he replied, but his doubts did not diminish in the slightest.
'Mentor Archibald, being a Second Rank Wizard... could he really be lacking apprentice housing quotas?... Perhaps there's some secrecy.'
