The afternoon sun shone brightly on the square, and the metallic emblem on top of the main teaching building glittered in the sunlight. Fendil walked among the students hurrying to class, walking together with everyone on the long and gentle slope leading to the main teaching building. He was wearing the new Imperial Academy cadet uniform, with decorative chains near the neckline and copper buttons on his clothes sparkling in the sunlight.
Among the students coming and going on the slope, some wore a similar "cadet uniform" modeled after the regular army outfit, while others wore uniforms from other colleges. The students walked proudly in this highest academic institution of the Empire, with young people like Fendil among them, as well as middle-aged individuals with graying hair, and even elders with wrinkles on their faces.
