Hearing the sudden knock, Derek was slightly taken aback. 'Who could it be at this hour?' he wondered as he stood up and walked toward the door.
Click!
He turned the knob, and the door slowly creaked open.
A boy, around thirteen or fourteen years old, was standing outside, wearing a wide grin on his face.
"Hey! So it's really true that you joined the Raging Bulls!" the boy exclaimed excitedly.
"Yeah," Derek replied with a faint smile. "But… I don't think I know you, do I?"
"Nah, you don't," the boy said with a grin. "But everyone in the first-year student group knows you."
"Oh, so you're a first-year too?" Derek asked.
"Yeah. My name's Henry. I'm a mage, also admitted this year." As he spoke, the boy extended his hand for a handshake.
"Derek Hale," Derek replied, shaking his hand firmly.
