Next morning

Your eyes slowly open, another bed above you comes into vision. It feels like you slept for eternity, your whole body aches and you are incredibly tired. Before you can fully come to your senses, a voice startles you and wakes you up more abruptly then you would like.

" Hey, you all right ? Please, say something. " It's your friend Jowan who you see standing over you next to the bed.

" Jowan ? " You mutter between your nose. You slowly start to get up from the bed, touching your head as if 15 drums were hammered all at once.

" I'm glad you are okay. They carried you in here in the morning. I didn't even realize you were gone the whole night. What was it like ? I heard of apprentices who never returned from the harrowing. "

" We are friends but you know I can't tell you. "

" I know I know just a little hint. After that, I will stop asking, promise ! " You sigh.

" I had to enter the fade. "

" Really ? That's it ? "

" Well, you have to defend yourself from the demons. And if one possesses you, they kill you. "

" Thaat makes sense. They want to see if you can resist and oppose the demon and stop yourself from becoming the abomination. Agh. And now you also get to move out to the nice mages quarters while I have to be stuck here, waiting until they call me for the harrowing. "

" Hey, don't worry about it so much. "

" That is easy for you to say. I have been here longer than you, remember ? Sometimes it's like they don't even want to test me. " Your face turns into a confused expression.

" What are you talking about ? "

" The tranquil never go through a harrowing. You either go through it or the rite of tranquility. Or you die. That's it. "

" Jowan, they are not going to kill you. That I know. "

" They might not but being a tranquil is just as bad. Sometimes I think it's even worse. You know how they are, you've seen them around the tower. They are so cold and there is nothing in him. Completely rid of any emotion. Almost like a corpse. "

You do know of tranquil. They are the only ones who resist your charms, even showing your body or seducing them doesn't work. I mean once you do get somewhere it will at least take their attention from looking out so you can still distract them but still. It's not as easy with them as with others.

" It is awful. "

" Yeah. Some go through it willingly if they are afraid of the harrowing but the circle can also **** tranquility on those they feel are weak. And sometimes they also **** it on those they feel would be too... dangerous as a mage. Ahhh, forget it. I was supposed to tell you to go see Irving as soon as you'd wake up. "

" Uhmm yeah sure. I'll go. "

" You'd better not keep him waiting. We'll talk later. "

With that, Jowan leaves and you should go see Irving. Probably for your... special reward. But you could always explore the tower a little bit before going to see him.