Anders felt bang of disappointment with Yolande's refusal, short time darker side just told him just fuck her when she sleeps but he brushes it aside. He does love her genuinely and knew what kind woman he married so he has to endure it when she is too tired for sex or having mind elsewhere. He had hoped opening academy would had calmed things down....but it seems not do so. Either case he was glad for the forge workshop which was build in school, he would forge students graduation rewards (mostly armor and weapons which will be enchanted by staff) and also take care any other smiting needs like badges, horseshoes and what not so he is set for nice life.<br/><br/>During the darkness of the night Kabuno and his selected staff transported several malicious devices from carts to cellar level of the school. He had joined organize the repairs and he had secretly build dungeon rooms underneath the school cellar where now are added actual props for the plan he has in mind. There are dozens small other modifications (secret passages) which he and some selected staff members can make use from.<br/><br/>In next day started with morning calls, simple breakfast with healthy porridge with the girls and then first thirty six students were split to three classes. One class is taught by Yolanda and two others by other mentors. So overall max limit is twelve students per teacher. Yolanda's class which she taught had promising twelve students, however three girls displayed exceptional beginner talent; Yuri (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1f/e2/e8/1fe2e8dfae55b3b11953c558d036c4a1.jpg) who had natural skill with polearm. Spear especially as she managed keep Yolanda off her close quarters quite bit before she managed land finishing blow. Overall defensive but she had fast reflex, quick eye and her practice spear was constant threat which Yolanda had to be aware all times.<br/><br/>Lieselotte (https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/0/1468/203476-aribethmain.jpg), a local duke's bastard half-elf daughter showed exact same prowess what Yolanda had in youth and would possibly inherit Yolanda's swift combat style and learn it. However she preferring two short blades than double sword and she has lots things to prove by herself (not being bastard nor being destined to be whore like her mother) and so driven. Quick and able handle two blades of her and Yolanda's quite remarkable fashion, however she started grow inpatient and caught off guard then by Yolanda.<br/><br/>Gena (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/38/6b/9b/386b9be0d7c5e573a129739cc7b62380.jpg) picked a bastard sword, able swing and use it one or two hands and she swiftly swapped between styles very well. She had good defense and offense overall, dancing between offensive when Yolanda was caught off guard after her own attack, then go defense when she attacked. However despite several minutes neither managed land definite blow and it would had asked Yolanda go more 'serious' than intended to even land one. Kabuno had told her not go overboard and same was told by Callea. Idea was to educate, encourage and inspire, not crush the students. Gena perhaps being top best student from the lot what could told, however other students sort are wary of her because of her clearly disturbing 'wolf eyes' she had and she herself has admitted (openly) as much being 'unwanted' child by mother who was ravaged and raped by a werewolf years ago (her own father had got afflicted and during transformation ravaged mother and then shot down by adventurers). Her own goal become adventurer so nobody else suffers like her father, mother and herself had.<br/><br/>The lessons take two hours overall and theory classes now start (which then are followed by lunch at noon and continue other studies in evening) but Kabuno walks to training yard in carrying a letter on royal seal; "Direct mail from king himself lady Yolanda, appears important." As Yolanda reads the letter, it tells her there is worrying rumors in north about clan of pale skinned hobgoblin raiders who had come down the mountains. Hobgoblins have displayed discipline and military tactics surpassing what's expected and they have successfully taken a large village over. Holding villagers as hostage so no royal army cannot approach place for mile or so without prisoners being slain and hobgoblins demand tribute of ten thousand gold to release the prisoners.<br/><br/>Yolanda is called to help to solve situation, king is willing pay the ransom but what worries is the odd behavior of these hobgoblins and they haven't been met in the past. However if possible Yolanda should rescue villagers so king would not need pay and figure out who or what are these pale hobgoblins. So far there had been no reports of albino tribe of hobgolins in the past.