School is bad enough on a normal day. Given something to look forward to, time slows to a stop and even the most minor inconvenience becomes and insurmountable ordeal.

Book 4 Chapter 8 - Traps and Snacks

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.