Within an unknown forest, atop an equally unknown mountain, two hundred students sat scattered across the rocky surface. Some lay flat on their backs, others leaned against boulders or tree trunks, but all shared the same dawning realization that crept over them like a cold mist.
"Fuck! We were just left on an unknown mountain… is this another form of training or some kind of test?" one student exclaimed, his voice carrying through the silent air.
"Forget about the training or test!" another shouted in frustration. "How are we even supposed to reach the Healing Department from this damned forest?" He gestured angrily toward the dense stretch of trees before them, towering, old, and unnaturally thick, their massive trunks extending several meters upward, their canopies blotting out much of the sunlight.
Since there had been no scheduled class after Jane's lesson, she had deliberately left them here.
