We've split this chapter in two as it's so long. Enjoy the feast, the dance will come next week.

Book 3 Chapter 13B - Having a Ball Part 2

Living in secret and stealing to eat is a hard life, but it's all Kuro has ever known. Fear and necessity forged him into the finest young thief in the wizard kingdoms. Nobody can hide forever, though, and a run of poor luck lands Kuro in a place where his quick hands and quiet feet count for nothing: Avalon Academy, school of magic.