The Hero's Lesson By Mark Falcon

Mark Falcon was a good man; he’s always been very loyal to the Head. He was also marvelous at teaching, so the students say. Teaching was the most wonderful thing he could think of. In his opinion, helping students learn the enchantment of magic made him delighted. Spending every day with those kids brought him immense joy. He never really minded who he taught, except for one. Mr. Falcon absolutely despised only one student, and her name was Lila Jefferson. The first time he had met her was when she was a level one witch at the average age of five. Richard had told him to greet the new students on their first day at Magicae Academy, so he had arrived three hours earlier than the set time for the students to arrive. Mr. Falcon had been the only one there at the moment, the other teachers preparing lessons in their classrooms for the return of higher level
Mr. Falcon hated how she seemed so much like her. So much like Cecilia Brown. The witch who killed both his mother and younger brother at last year’s Choosing Ceremony. He hated Cecilia with a burning passion. When Mr. Falcon had heard he was to locate and assassinate Cecilia, he couldn't have been happier. He was even more exhilarated when he found it was by Richard’s order that he would dispose of her. His exact words were: “I never want to see or hear about that little brat ever again. You will find her locations and kill her, along with any of her accomplices you may find on the way.” After Mr. Falcon had found Cecilia, he was quite surprised that she was in a small town called Shelby, in Oregon. What astonished him, even more, was that she had been found on the rocky shore of the town with that girl. The stupid girl who embarrassed him in front of his whole class last school year. That stupid Lila Jefferson. Mr. Falcon smiled as he remembered what Richard had said. “…kill her, along with any accomplices you may find on the way.” Well, this will be