To the surprise of Simon and his classmates, where Instructor Valdin took them to looked like a lab room.
Even Simon was surprised because the last place he expected their class instructor to take them to was a lab where researchers in masks and black robes stood.
Instructor Valdin spoke to one of the researchers, but Simon and the others could not hear the words spoken.
Some seconds later, Instructor Valdin walked up to them.
"I'm sure all of you are surprised, because this is not usually how affinity tests are conducted. But what I can tell you is that there isn't just one method of testing affinity and its grade. Every organization has its own method."
He paused and glanced at his students before continuing.
"Not all of you naturally awakened an affinity for the shadow element during your Coming of Age, but some of you did.
