Academia -: Ratos-a- De

The University of San Gregorio had a secret. It wasn’t the forbidden grimoire in the library’s sub-basement, nor the ghost that moaned in the women’s restroom on Thursdays. It was smaller. Hungrier. And infinitely more organized.

The Dean was forced to keep the Philology department open. A new plaque was installed in the lobby: “In gratitude to the Ratós-a-de Academia—Guardians of the Footnote.” RATOS-A- DE ACADEMIA -

The rats went silent.

“They won’t listen,” El Jefe said bitterly. The University of San Gregorio had a secret

A murmur of approval.