A few minutes later Daniel had buried himself in the requested notes, and Chris took the time to breathe in fresh air while he was still outside. The exam period was going to start soon, and considering his grades, Chris didn’t think he would have much time to spend outdoors in the coming weeks.

Christopher Hawks, with his common tan skin, common brown hair that sometimes covered even more common brown eyes, really had nothing to dazzle the world with apart from an exceptional level of sucking at Hunting. The only quality he had ever heard that stood out in him was an “irritating, winning, charming smile”, one he did try to put to use … although, as one of his Hunt teachers had pointed out in the past, a good smile may be good for business but it was no help with grades or hitting a target.