Nocticadia

Nocticadia

Author: Keri Lake Listening Length: 18h 36m
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Mortui vivos docent. The dead teach the living. After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the ol...

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CHAPTER 12

S hit.

Like an idiot, I’d decided to look for my assigned dorm alone while exploring the campus a bit along the way. I stared down at the map I’d gotten from the dean’s secretary, twisting it around in a poor effort to figure out where the hell I was. Leave it to me to get lost in a perfect square.

I glanced up toward the building where I’d stopped, an ominous tower whose lichen-covered surface, laced in lush green vines, gave it a much older appearance than the other buildings on campus. Etched into the stone was a plaque indicating it was Emeric Tower.

The campus boasted six different houses, each with its own crest. Beautiful dormitories with their flags waving proudly out front, none of which appeared to be Crixson Hall. At least, not on the map I was looking at.