The academy overseers were owls covered in pitch-black feathers on their backs, and white on their chests.1

What set Seven apart from the other academy overseers was a single red feather among the white ones on its chest.1

Half of Seven’s body was now stained with blood, making it seemingly indistinguishable from the other owls.0

Yet, Sein was able to recognize it immediately due to his familiarity with Seven and its aura over years of their interaction.0

Seven was currently in a precarious state.0

While displaying signs of life with a heaving chest and a slightly moving beak, it struggled to respond to Sein’s question.0

Only faint “hoots” came from Seven’s beak0

The light in...0