It wasn't long before everyone made it back to the dried up East Oasis, sweaty and completely exhausted,"Ugh, my feet..." y/n sits down to examine the damage. Her poor feet were red from the burning sand getting into her sandals,"... My throat is shredded. Kalim, give us water." Kalim pleads as he collapses next to y/n.

"Give you water? You presume to order me around?" Kalim sneers at him with distaste, his arms crossed and eyes narrowed to display his displeasure of being ordered around. Grim squeaks with fright as he hides behind y/n,"I'm not your faucet. Get it from the oasis if you're thirsty." Kalim spat and y/n hears everyone murmur around her.

"...Get water from a dried up oasis?"

"How much of a dictator can he be?"

"Seriously, what is going through his head?"

"Ugh, this is bad." y/n whispers before Jamil placed a comfortable hand on her back,"We're alright. I planned for this and there's water with the camels." he informs everyone before looking at Scarabia A and C,"Make sure everyone gets some." he tells them.

"Thank you so much. We'd be better off with you as dorm head." Scarabia A says with gratitude and honesty, though his last sentence alarms Jamil,"Don't say anything reckless. You'd be in trouble if Kalim heard." he scolds him,"But it's true." Scarabia A whispers with a slight hiss.

"Long before things got this way, you did all the Dorm Head stuff..." Scarabia B points out and y/n is surprised to hear this,"Shhh... That's the fate of those who serve... No, work for the Asim family." Jamil says and y/n catches a slight bitterness in his tone.

[Serve, huh? I'm guessing he doesn't really like that thought with the way his voice sounds.] y/n thought before looking down at her red and sore feet,[I know what's that like. Being told what to do against your will...]

"Drink plenty of water while we rest. The afternoon sun is going to make the return trip worse." Jamil informs them,"Jamil..." Scarabia A looks at him with awe,"Attention! Break time is over! Get back in formation!" Kalim announces loudly.

Y/n whines quietly before getting up, wincing a bit as she put pressure on her feet,"Jamil, I-I... I really can't stay in this dorm anymore." Scarabia A admits,"Me, neither. I can't follow Kalim any longer!" Scarabia B exclaims quietly,"How can you bear following his orders!? 'Scarabia C hisses,"Because... He is 'Kalim Al-Asim'." Jamil simply states.

"Is it because you've been with him since you two were little?" y/n questions softly,"That is one reason." Jamil sighs with crossed arms before shaking his head,"...Let's save this for later tonight. I'll make sure Kalim won't be around. Can you spare time for me then?" he tells her before getting back in formation. Y/n frowns a little before getting back into formation with Grim and everyone began their march back to the dorm.

After a long, treacherous day, everyone was gathered in the lounge late at night,"Is everyone here?" Jamil asks as he scans the room for any missing individual,"Yes... And the Dorm Head is?" Scarabia A questions quietly,"Asleep. I gave him tea that acts as a sleep aid. He shouldn't stir." Jamil reassures him.

"...And? What did you wanna tell us?" Grim asks from y/n's lap,"I'm beat... I'm ready to hit the hay." he yawns a bit,"We're all in the same boat. Be quiet." Scarabia B tells him with a small frown,"Except we're the ones being locked up against our will when we don't even belong in this dorm." y/n glares at him, intimidating the boy a bit after he remembers what happened this morning.

"I know you're not satisfied with the way Kalim has been doing things. Your reaction is completely valid to being locked up over winter break and worked to the bone. I don't agree with him either." Jamil admits with a frown as he places his hands on his hips, a small sigh leaving his lips.

"Then why don't you try to stop him!?" Scarabia A asks with frustration,"I have, many times. He doesn't listen." Jamil retorts,"If you guys are gonna complain like this you should do it directly to Kalim." Grim remarks with displeasure,"I agree. Why haven't you guys told Kalim yourselves instead of relying on Jamil all the time to do things?" y/n asks with narrowed eyes.

"Well... you see..." Scarabia B stammers as he avoids eye contact,"Why can't you guys speak your mind to Kalim?" Grim asks with curiosity, unconsciously repeating y/n's question,"Ya'll're spineless." he adds with disappointment.

"No. We've tried, too. So many times!" Scarabia A tells them,"But when he's not in one of his moods he's super nice and big hearted..." Scarabia B says fondly,"Before things got like this, we all respected him so much. We thought he was better than any other dorm head." Scarabia C claims,"What did Kalim do for all of you?" y/n asks.

"He listened to my worries when I couldn't get used to dorm life." Scarabia A tells her with a small smile,"I was thinking about dropping out, but he stayed up to help me catch up with class." Scarabia B chips in,"He can be all over the place and unreliable sometimes, but we still loved him." Scarabia C adds with a fond smile.

"Being in Scarabia was so much fun. But..." he then frowns again,"He sounds like a wonderful Dorm Head then." y/n hums,"Yes, he's a good Dorm Head. He treats everyone equally and never acts better than anyone. Ugh... Why did it turn out like this?!" Jamil says with utter sadness and worry and he places a hand against his head.

"I think you guys shouldn't criticize him then because of his mood swings. There must be an explanation for him to suddenly act out like that." y/n says with a finger tapping her chin as Grim nods in agreement,"Umm. Would it be a good idea to have him see a doctor? His mind and personality flips like a coin. It's not normal, y'know?" he suggests with a paw raised in the air.

"Did he eat something bad, or something?" he asks and y/n hums at this,"Maybe it's poison?" she says with uncertainty,"If can't be poison. If it was, then I'd be sick as well as his poison tester." Jamil tells her firmly,"But, a doctor? If he were home he could see his family doctor..." he hums with a thoughtful expression.

"Is it possible to send him home?" y/n asks with hope filled eyes,"As he is now, though, that might be difficult." Jamil tells her,"What do we..." Scarabia B trails of with pure worry,"We can't keep up like this..." Scarabia A states.

"The problem we're facing now is just like the one that plagued Heartslabyul." Jamil says and y/n gulps at this, dread evident in her eyes at the thought of another possible overblot,"They were suffering under their dorm head's rule... And nobody could speak up due to their fear of Riddle." Jamil explains further,"So I want your advice as the ones who solved the problem. What do you think we should do?" he asks the Ramshackle Duo, much to their surprise.

"Um..." y/n is uncertain as to what to say to him,"What if Jamil challenged Kalim to a duel to become a dorm head? The headmaster suggested that to Ace and Deuce!" Grim suggests without hesitation,"They were collared in an instant though." he adds with a smug smile and y/n sweatdrops at that,"Yeah, not gonna lie. They were." she utters.

"Kalim's Unique Magic isn't impressive so it'd probably be easy as pie!" Grim exclaims with confidence,"That, I absolutely cannot do." Jamil immediately shuts down the idea,"Gak! You're the one who asked for advice, y'know!" Grim sputters as he almost rolls out of y/n's lap.

"Why can't you?" he asks after recovering himself,"My family, the Viper clan, has been serving the Asims for generations. Do you think they'd forgive a servant who turned on their master? If Kalim's father found out I did something like that my family would suffer the consequences." Jamil explains with narrowed eyes and y/n can see the genuine concern in his eyes.

"Sorry, but I can't put my whole family's well being on the line for this." he says and y/n nods,"It's understandable. You're stuck between a rock and a hard place. Though that's some heavy responsibilities for someone your age." she says with a gentle smile that made Jamil's heart beat slightly faster.

"It can't be helped. This is the fate of those born into the Viper family." Jamil simply says with a sigh,"I get why you can't challenge Kalim to a duel, but... A dorm head shouldn't be pushing his residents like this, y'know." Grim says wisely with an expression reading frustration.

"Riddle was out of control, but Kalim is even more nonsensical, y'know." he adds with a frown,"Yeah! We can't keep up with him anymore!" Scarabia A says loudly,"Kalim isn't meeting the requirements for his role as a dorm head and going against the very spirit of Scarabia!" Scarabia B points out,"What do you mean by 'meeting the requirements'?" y/n asks with curiosity.

"Each of the seven dorms here at Night Raven has different requirements that the Dorm Head has to meet to be the most suitable. If you aren't the best match for those requirements then you don't have the right to be dorm head. A duel is an easy way to figure out who is best."

"The requirements for what is 'suitable' differs depending on the dorm." Jamil explains,"For example, I've heard it's tradition for the person who makes the strongest poisons to be the Dorm Head in Pomefiore." he tells them and y/n remembers the first time she and Grim met Ace, he told them a bit about the Great Seven.

"Oh yeah, Ace mentioned that the Fairest Queen was adept to making poisons." she mentions and Jamil nods at this,"That's a scary dorm! Then why was Kalim chosen?" Grim questions,"It was decided by the previous dorm head. He was picked based on Kalim's work and virtue." Jamil says as he smiles,"...That choice made me happy." he admits, though y/n couldn't help but notice something strange about his smile.

It seemed almost strained. But that couldn't right, could it? Maybe it's just her imagination and exhaustion playing trick on her.

"That was because of your help! We all know it." Scarabia A reminds everyone of that fact,"Why didn't they choose you!?" Scarabia B exclaims,"Don't hate on the previous dorm head." Jamil scolds them sternly,"There's no way they'd pick me over the heir to the Asim fami... Ah!" he was quick to stop his sentence when he realizes his mistake.

"Huh!? There you go again with the 'Asim family'!" Grim notes with narrowed eyes,"I didn't know there was something like that... So it's just nepotism!?" Scarabia A ruffles his hair with his hair with gritted teeth,"They're dirty... The Asim family is too dirty!" Scarabia B cries out with anger.

"Please, forget I said anything of the sort." Jamil tries to fix his mistake, but to no vail. Nobody calmed down at all,"Night Raven College is supposed to be a prestigious college that rewards personal achievements. Not a place that values familial connections!" Scarabia A growls with clenched fists.

"Yeah, vice dorm head! We can't just ignore this!" Scarabia C exclaims a little too loudly,"Who you know or how big your wallet is shouldn't matter at school! Everyone is supposed to be equals!" Scarabia B remarks.

"That... But..." Jamil is at a loss for words before another resident steps up,"Scarabia is a dorm that is founded on the tactical mind of the Sorcerer of Sand. I've always thought Viper has the prudence necessary to be a dorm head, not Asim." he admits boldly.

"Wait. I'm not anything special. My grades are always right in the middle on the average. That doesn't make me fit for dorm head." Jamil lectures sternly,"Your magical prowess doesn't determine whether or not you're suited for the job." Scarabia D tells him firmly.

"What about you guys? Who do you think would be the best dorm head?" Scarabia C suddenly asks the Ramshackle Duo, causing y/n to jolt in surprise at the sudden attention,"I-I don't know..." she stammers with uncertainty. Truth be told, she doesn't want any part of this at all.

"Of course I think Jamil is more suitable right now!" Scarabia A announces,"Yeah. Jamil is leagues better for Scarabia than Kalim!" Scarabia B nods in agreement,"Being born into a good family doesn't make you fit to be dorm head!" Scarabia A scowls at the thought.

"Yeah yeah! Scarabia doesn't need an incompetent dorm head!" Scarabia B cheers as he throws a fist into the air, the others following his lead,"Scarabia doesn't need an incompetent dorm head!!!"

Y/n then feels her blood run cold when footsteps enters the room, and it's obvious who it is,"What are you all doing here at this time of night?" Kalim says slowly with a low tone causing everyone to jump in dread as they stare at him with anxious eyes.

"Geeeh, he found us!" Grim hugs y/n tightly out of fear, who in return wraps her arms around him,"K-Kalim...!" Jamil tries to call out to him, but Kalim silences him by raising his hand up,"It seems that I went too easy on you this afternoon. You're still overflowing with energy." he says as he crosses his arms.

"Jamil! Send everyone out into the courtyard." he orders,"The courtyard...?" Jamil utters,"They will practice magic until they hit their limit." Kalim states cruelly,"That's a crazy order...!" Scarabia A sweats nervously,"I've already pushed past my limits for this!" Grim whimpers as he buries his face in y/n's stomach.

"Did you not hear me? Move, now!" Kalim shouts as he points to the door leading out to the courtyard,"...Understood. Let's go outside." Jamil says as he helps y/n up and then leads everyone outside while Kalim stays behind,"My limba are already achieving, especially my feet." y/n utters and Jamil gives her a sympathetic look.

"I'll give you some ointment for your feet. What exactly caused the pain?" he asks and after putting Grim down, y/n shows him the bottom of her feet. Jamil became worried when he saw that they're pink and there are small blisters on her feet,"It was the march during the desert. The sand kept getting into my sandals." y/n tells him sheepishly as she puts her shoes back on.

"Don't worry, I'll give you some ointment for that after training. Think you can pull through?" he asks with genuine worry, but y/n gives him a grin,"I'll be fine. Trust me, this isn't the worst injury I've gotten in my life." she tells him before they both began their own normal training.

Though Jamil had to wonder. What did the girl mean by those words?

"Ugh... So tired... I can't take another step..." Grim whines as he collapses onto the bed after he and y/n had trained for hours outside in the courtyard. The Prefect herself was putting some ointment on her feet Jamil had so graciously gifted her while she thought back to what happened in the lounge.

"We have to get out of here as soon as possible. The residents at this place are gonna start a riot soon if Kalim keeps this attitude of his up." she says as bandages her feet and puts her shoes on,"I'm so done, y'know! I'm not staying in this prison another second." Grim declares as he gets up and jumps off the bed,"I'm asleep on my feet, but... Tonight's the night we dig our way outta here!" he announces as he heads over to their escape route.

"Right, let's get to digging. Together we'll be able to finish it faster." y/n says as she follows the little critter's lead and they further dug their escape route for an hour or so.

"Hey, look! Hey, hey...!!" Grim suddenly whispers with a wide grin when he finally dug a hole to the other side,"Look at this beautiful hole! It's not very big..." he hums as he studies the size of the hole,"But, as long as your head fits you can make it through, y'know." he says with a positive attitude,"That's not exactly it, Grim. It's actually if your shoulders fit." y/n corrects him,"Anyway, let's get going." she adds and Grim nods.

"I'll pull you from the other side. Let's get the hell outta here!" he says before crawling through the hole and y/n was quick to follow after him, and Grim did tug on her hand to help her through,"Phew... We made it out of that room." he says with utter relief and y/n chuckles,"Now I know what it feels like to become noodles." she says jokingly.

"Let's get back to Ramshackle Dorm. Don't make a sound..." Grim whispers and y/n nods as she stood up, but she flinches when Grim's stomach growls so loud, that it even shook the corridor.

"Seriously!?" y/n whispers with furrowed brows,"Ffgna!? We're screwed. I'm starving from all that digging..." Grim yelps with fright,"Great!" y/n says sarcastically.

"What was that tremor?" Scarabia A questions,"It came from Ramshackle's room!" Scarabia B says with an alarmed expression before they both ran towards the Ramshackle Duo's room.

"Awawa... C-crap, y'know." Grim's ears are pinned back with worry just as the guards ran around the corner,"What're you doing here!?" Scarabia A points at them,"Ffgya, we've been spotted!" Grim jumps in alarm,"How'd you get out of a locked room!?" Scarabia B asks with utter confusion before Scarabia A spots the hole in the floor.

"There's a hole in the floor...! You have no respect for your hosts." he glares at the duo,"We've got a runner! After them!" Scarabia B screams before blowing his whistle and more guards ran towards them,"Make a break for it 'cause it's back to prison life if we get caught!" Grim says as he jumps onto y/n's shoulder.

"Welp, it's been fun boys! But we gotta bounce!" y/n gives them a cheeky two finger salute before dashing in the opposite direction of the guards,"After them! After them!" the residents shout as they struggle to catch up to the girl.

"I can't shake them off!" y/n pants as she turns a corner,"Dip into a room to get them off our tail!" Grim shouts and y/n quickly dashes into the nearest room and shuts the door behind her. They hear the footsteps stop,"Where'd they go? Split up and find them!" Scarabia A shouts before the residents split into groups,"Get out here you damn mice!" Scarabia C shouts before running off.

The Ramshackle Duo sigh with relief,"Phew... Looks like they left." Grim whispers as he slumps down y/n's back, landing on his feet,"We can't stay here for long. It's only a matter of time before they search this room." y/n whispers, worry and anxiety fillings her gut.

"Shit... How're we gonna make a clean getaway?" Grim taps his chin,"Which room did we end up in? It's pitch black in here." his ears perk up as y/n tries to find a light switch. Though Grim suddenly felt something poke him,"Hm? Something soft is poking me..." he says before feeling something tickle his sides.

"Hyahya! That tickles!" he laughs as he swats whatever is tickling him away,"Use your smartphone's light." he tells y/n, who wanted to face-palm herself right at that very moment. She forgot that she had a phone that can be used as a flashlight.

She quickly grabs it and turns the flashlight on. To their surprise, it was the magic carpet, which was waving at them,"Buwaaaaahh!" y/n was quick to cover Grim's mouth to muffle his shout,"Relax, it's just the magic carpet." she whispers to him and Grim took in a deep breath as he relaxes.

"You scared me! What if I screamed!?" he glares at the enchanted item before looking at the room they're in,"This is Kalim's treasure valt! How rich do you have to be to not even lock this up?" he questions, a hint of disappointment dripping from his tone while carpet nudges against y/n, who in return pets it.

"...Oh yeah! You can get us right out of here!" Grim perks up at his idea,"Great thinking Grim!" y/n smiles at her friend while the carpet looks a little confused,"Here's the deal, carpet. We'll let you out if you help us escape!" Grim bargains and the carpet nods rapidly in agreement.