"That's the thing. If there are any, they would be a secret." Doctor Kaya stated. "The academy does not force students to declare their abilities." She took a glance at him, then continued her work.
"If there is any, wealthy parties would have gobbled them up, binding them by either contract or Soul Oath."
"Ouch!" He complained as she stitched.
"I'd advice that you don't go looking for them. I should assume that you are smart enough to know, but the fact that you are back here in less than a day, proves that I credited your intelligence a little beyond that of a platypus."
Soren raised a brow. "What's that?"
"One of the many earth species that went extinct when the Eldritch souls invaded this world.
—a creature built like a mammal, duck, snake, and fish, all had a baby together."
"Urgh!"
"I know right."
"Now, I am going to say it, so listen. You are forbidden from gauntlet battles, searching for a Healer or moving an inch from your bed.
REST!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
