I let out a shriek and leapt towards the unknown attacker, transforming into the size of a horse. Loken turned as well. But was tackled to the ground. I was about to try and slap the men away without killing them when I noticed the knife.

I frowned and then shrugged. I slit the nearest attacker's throat with my tail before transforming until I was now the size of a very large horse. I felt something stab into my side as I snarled and stabbed my tail through the nearest man's eyes.

I slapped another one, cutting his face open as he screamed in horror. I then stomped on one that Loken had knocked over before ripping a man’s arm off and swallowing it. There were two attackers left but Loken had managed to grab a knife and had stabbed the man through the eye.

I turned towards Hanno and saw that he was on top of the last attacker, repeatedly slamming the man’s face into the stone floor. I went back into my small form as all of the students stared at the gory scene. I sat down and tried to wipe the blood off of me. I just managed to spread it all over me. Curse having only three legs!

The bald instructor was strangely absent. I decided to take a peek into the hallways and saw dozens of bodies. The bald instructor stood in the center of all of them. He smiled at me and said. “I assume all of my students are safe?” I nodded and began to check my notifications.

You have killed a level 8 Human soldier

You have killed a level 3 Human Soldier

You have killed a level 2 Human Solder

You have killed a level 6 Human Soldier

Why were they all so low level? Also didn’t I kill five? I suddenly turned and shouted but it was two late. The soldier I had slashed across the face had grabbed a knife and stabbed Hanno in the side. My tail snaked forward and stabbed through the man’s face.

I quickly ran over to Hanno and turned back to my small form. I had returned to my true form when I had seen Hanno get stabbed. Hanno was bleeding but he wasn’t dead yet. Hopefully the knife didn't hit anything important.

The bald instructor walked in, somehow clean of blood and said. “All of you stay close to me.” He stared at Hanno before saying. “You will all be taken to the healer to make sure you are healthy. After that we start your lessons.”

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Damn this guy was serious. After almost getting killed the students are now expected to learn geography? This is fucking hilarious! I kicked a body and hopped onto Hanno’s shoulder. He stared at me for a few seconds before saying. “Aya! Are you okay? Did those men hurt you? Let me see.”

Before I could protest he picked me up and began looking me over. He found the cut in my side and sticked but it had already stopped bleeding. I looked over his shoulders and saw Loken was fine as well.

After an hour of healers checking all the students we proceeded to the next class. We sat down and I began to debate the benefits of sleeping or staying awake. On one hand I could gain knowledge I might be able to use down the line. On the other hand it sounded boring and I was tired.

After a few minutes I decided to stay awake. No reason not to learn. Gotta have a growth mindset! I settled onto Hanno’s shoulders and yelled. “Forward boy! To enlightenment!” He laughed and the instructor guided the students to class.

Hanno sat in the front with Loken as a small thin man walked into the classroom. The classroom itself was a small brick square with a map in the front and what looked like a crossbow hanging on the wall.

The man who had walked in was holding a small baton. He slammed it into the map and yelled. “Welcome, students. Today we shall be reviewing the general geography of the seven tribes and the many entrances into the region.”

Wow he just gets right into it. Strange how none of them introduce themselves. He resumed just as I was about to complain to Hanno. “The seven tribes are surrounded by mountain ranges and rivers. This has led to the development of the many civilized clans that control this region. In the south east there is a river that leads into a lake. This lake is part of the wildlands. A territory technically controlled by the Raven clan.”

I stared at the board for a few seconds before screaming. “Info dump! Simplify it for me! How dare you! You think you can make me learn and process information! I’m rich!” The baton slapped me in the snout before I could react. “Hanno, if you cannot control your pet it cannot be here.”

I gaped at the arrogance of this commenter as he went back to teaching. “The great clans are all divided by rivers except for the Bear clan, as they control two tribes worth of territory.. Before peace was declared between the clans the Bear clan managed to conquer the deer clan. They are the only Clan in control of two landmasses.”

I settled in and listened as he continued. “There are five entrances in the region. The south west entrance leads into the wildlands. The southern and south eastern entrance both lead into the planes owned by the kingdom of Tulith.”

So there is another group of humans. Maybe I’ll conquer them. The teacher cleared his throat before saying. “The western entrance leads into the steppe. An area populated by a nomadic race known as the Kron. The Kron are commonly called the piggies as they have pig-like snouts and some even have tusks.”

Some of the boys in the back snickered which kinda surprised me. This was not entertaining enough to turn into a joke. The teacher glared at them before continuing. “The last entrance is in the east. It is one all of you should be concerned about. It is a thin river that runs through the mountains. Recently there have been rumors that an enemy force has used it to attack the bear clan.”

Everyone stared at Bruce and he frowned and said. “A hundred barbarians riding in three longships razed a town. They were swiftly crushed by my father’s high level lieutenants.” Everyone nodded and the teacher said, “Thank you for the information. We shall now begin reviewing how the soil differs by region.”

I immediately hopped onto the ground and walked out of the classroom. I refuse! This information was useful but I do not predict farming to be one of my children's skills. I walked into the hallway and decided it was time to explore the city. Adventure awaits! Excitement! Food! Speaking of food, where's the kitchen?