"Would you mind giving me your seat?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwsbQDdB63
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The girl Hestia had addressed went pale. Her hands scrambled to gather her belongings - quill, parchment, the small bag she'd brought - all of it swept up in graceless haste.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡessslxD9bK
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"Of course, my lady. My apologies—I didn't mean—"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL0NPfkfjB
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She fled up the stairs toward the higher rows, nearly tripping in her haste. The boy who'd been sitting beside her followed without being asked, abandoning the bench entirely.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDVEwFmNsc
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Hestia settled into the vacated seat without acknowledgment. As if it belonged to her from the beginning.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wPpTDh4mM
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Cel glanced back over his shoulder.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwyKA8ZN3U
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She sat with perfect posture, hands folded in her lap, crimson eyes fixed straight ahead at nothing in particular.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9QlmghEn7
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He turned back around.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkqgPjAxwX
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Instructor Saren had gone rigid at the podium, her jaw tight. For a moment, she seemed to struggle with whether to address what had just happened.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWN73JzpPd
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Then she cleared her throat and consulted her scroll again.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw02Utcic1f
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"Lady Cordelia Tidecall of House Tidecall, Ocean Clan. Chosen of the Ocean Goddess and Heir to House Tidecall."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEHa6lirVG
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The name settled in Cel's chest with familiar weight.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG0kOWR4wh
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Tidecall. His mother's birth house. The leading family of the Ocean Clan.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡme30VsyWOe
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His cousin.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGJasMoFH7
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The door opened.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQneuBfp0J
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A girl entered with the kind of grace that came from a lifetime of formal training. Light blue hair fell in waves past her shoulders, and her gray-blue eyes swept the room with calm assessment. The Ocean Goddess's mark adorned her uniform: three rising blades flanked by wave-like curves.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL4nx2h5Qc
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She moved to the podium, offered a brief bow that managed to be both respectful and composed, then descended to claim her seat in the front row.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLx4rt2w4g
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Cel watched her settle into position, his expression carefully neutral.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBsN9StzTI
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Even though they were related, he'd never met Cordelia. His father had kept him isolated from most gatherings. Why parade a disappointment when you had a prodigy like Darian to show off?225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe4F8wDPio
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Still. She was family. Someone who might connect dots if he revealed too much.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB0KuY7zaU
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‘I'll need to avoid her.’225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fSSv5QsFm
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"Lord Percival Tempest of House Tempest, Storm Clan. Chosen of the Storm Goddess and Heir to House Tempest."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHr5aXenVT
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Another heir. House Tempest had claimed leadership after two rival houses destroyed each other in a brutal conflict for control. 225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUV8mNbICH
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The boy who entered carried himself with the particular wariness of someone who'd learned early that power was never secure. Silver-white hair. Emerald eyes that scanned the room like he was calculating threats.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE1ZJykylX
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Percival descended to his seat without ceremony.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3tPLkgIpB
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The introductions continued. More nobles. More uniforms that cost more than most commoners earned in a year. Some carried themselves with arrogance. Others with carefully neutral politeness. All of them claimed the front three rows without question.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ7aa6W306
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"Kyros Solgrand of House Solgrand, Sun Clan. Chosen of the Sun God."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoUu7JJbEl
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Cel's hands curled into fists beneath the desk, knuckles going white.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiba2EjUqU6
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Solgrand. The house carried weight within the Sun Clan, and Kyros had never hesitated to throw it around.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnSui5OSG4
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The memory surfaced sharp and clear - being shoved into the ground while Kyros laughed. "Careful, Celvian. Wouldn't want you to embarrass House Solmar more than you already do."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvQyDqJNFH
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Every petty cruelty had been delivered with that same casual amusement. As if tormenting the untalented son of a Noble House was just another form of entertainment.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hA7FLnVWo
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Cel's jaw clenched so hard his teeth ached.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmg8AnxRPv
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The boy who entered looked exactly as Cel remembered. Fire-red hair. Amber eyes that held casual cruelty. The Sun God's mark blazed across his uniform - a radiant sun with pointed rays.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdO0DPmruc
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Everything in Cel screamed to move. To stand. To cross the room and drive his fist through that smug face until the bones shattered.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAGhqD5Ug6
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But he stayed frozen in his seat, breath coming careful and controlled.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTc8JSA1Fef
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Kyros's gaze swept the tiered rows as he walked to the podium. For just a moment, it passed over Cel without recognition.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jMUstQ5F8
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The urge to violence drained away, replaced by something colder. Sharper.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlM6VchT7Rs
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‘You don't know me anymore.’225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxqNF0BMNA
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The thought carried savage satisfaction.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShWzFtopJu
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‘You never will. Not until it's too late.’225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4Z7jrIHkc
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Then Kyros claimed his seat, and Instructor Saren closed her scroll.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUYV5K9Qsj
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"All of you now represent this Academy together. I expect cooperation. Respect. And adherence to the standards we've established."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8pKVEZ2mq
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Her tone suggested she expected none of those things.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rxDlARLxt
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"Today's lesson focuses on proper introduction etiquette. You've all studied this - commoners in your evening classes, nobles through your private tutors. Now you'll practice."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBORSkfkcy
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She gestured broadly at the assembled students.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT95uJDyDVS
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"Form pairs. One will play the role of a noble, the other a commoner."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TS2a6VLgb
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Movement erupted immediately - students rising, searching for partners. The nobles remained seated, waiting to be approached.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3Fwk420y6
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Lior turned to Cel. "Should we—"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ566THmytq
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A shadow fell across their desk.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rIIg1cnyy
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Hestia stood in the aisle beside them, crimson eyes fixed on Cel.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfUAD6rnnC
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"Shall we pair together?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApLyqrtTHJ
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The request landed with the weight of a command dressed in courtesy. Every nearby student went still, conversations dying mid-word.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWmjduzaI5
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Cel's mind raced.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHxct7YPbl
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A commoner had no right to refuse a noble's request. Not with so many eyes watching. Doing so would be an insult - grounds for punishment, possibly expulsion.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AleuWIMuv
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And she knew that.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFz2Dr24S4
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"It would be a pleasure, lady Hestia."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnr9YlzsNy
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The words tasted like ash, but he stood and gestured for her to lead.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJZAX7FTZQ
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Lior watched them go with wide eyes, uncertain what to do.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3vYktJNGg
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Hestia moved to an empty corner of the classroom, away from the clusters of practicing students. Cel followed, acutely aware of the attention tracking them.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GIkWgjQeD
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When they stopped, she turned to face him fully.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmt3OsDTYN
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"I'll play the commoner first," she said. "You'll be the noble."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruDSKD5rT4
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Cel blinked. That was... backwards. Nobles practiced being nobles, commoners practiced deference. Reversing it served no obvious purpose.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2b3E9DCFuM
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But he nodded. "Understood."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWodHALk20
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They positioned themselves - standing at the proper distance, postures straight.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiD4oSq7Lu
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Hestia's expression shifted subtly. The perfect composure cracked just enough to show uncertainty. Nervousness. Her shoulders drew inward slightly, her gaze lowered.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOqoLbyOQn
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A perfect imitation of a commoner meeting nobility.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18rBsqYCkf
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She bowed - deeper than necessary, holding the position a beat too long.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UKqn0ukb9
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"My lord," she said, her voice carrying just the right tremor of anxiety. "It is an honor to meet you. I am Hestia, a humble servant of the Death God."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cmT4ApvXC
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The performance was flawless. Too flawless.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV7UeXZPb6
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Cel played along, falling back on old training.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycQpHqLycK
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"Rise. Your devotion is noted."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4prNL0xFqM
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She straightened, maintaining that false uncertainty with perfect discipline.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXaTJzatDk
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They went through the full ritual - questions about lineage, polite acknowledgment, the careful dance of social hierarchy. 225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YZrwCFaXD
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"We'll reverse positions," she said when they finished.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJVNuVn1aK
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Now Cel bowed - commoner to noble. The motions came automatically, drilled into him during the etiquette classes.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2MkmRw7ah
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"My lady," he said. "It is an honor. I am Celvian, a humble servant of the Moon Goddess."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfh2mMtIVv3
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Hestia's crimson eyes studied him throughout the introduction. Not his words or his posture - she watched his eyes. As if searching for something beneath the surface.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp4dzRP6Jr
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"You may rise."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrPfk4WeRz
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He straightened.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmRnnIBRe5
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"Your goddess is... uncommon." Her tone carried no judgment. Just observation. "Do you find difficulty in that?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EzogIewrN
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"The Moon Goddess chose me," Cel said carefully. "I serve her will."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vPBnABLBX
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"A diplomatic answer." Something that might have been approval flickered across her features. "Tell me, Celvian - are you devoted to her?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNo6U5rzkH
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The question landed with unexpected weight.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3N3UJrE4n
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"Yes, my lady," Cel said. "Completely."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT0PLt7fw9
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It wasn't a lie. The Moon Goddess had given him everything when he had nothing. A second chance. Power. Purpose.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobBBaHRYB2
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"I see." Hestia's crimson eyes held his for a long moment, as if measuring the truth of his words.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdXsUUJzEM
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Silence stretched between them. 225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarG4Pcly34
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"You may return to your seat," Hestia said finally.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZziTiPb6Z
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Cel bowed once more and turned away.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JMaDhP1oK
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As he climbed back to where Lior waited, he felt those crimson eyes tracking his movement. Watching. Assessing.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9Kjcvrv5D
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What did she want?225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlOtiIfiju
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He didn't have an answer by the time afternoon training began. The sun beat down on the training grounds as students assembled in loose formation. Instructor Calder stood at the center, arms crossed, his scarred face unreadable.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6BzdXLp71
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Cel had barely settled into position when the instructor's gaze found him.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuRH5CmITo
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"Celvian."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTCDPImZLu
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The name carried across the yard like a blade. Every head turned.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoFX9aEjvN
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"You missed morning conditioning."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHhAq6nV6Y
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"Yes, Instructor." No excuse. No explanation.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNOkPbTfl2
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Calder's jaw tightened. "We'll address that in a moment. But first—I have an announcement."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrroAIRZLXg
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He gestured broadly at the assembled students.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeFItouz6C
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"Starting today, we're implementing a ranking system for combat training. Any student may challenge another to a sparring match. Winners climb the ladder. Losers fall."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LPFIy2OUO
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Murmurs rippled through the group. Noble students straightened, interest sparking in their eyes.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2sFo9nXWn
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"Your final rank affects recruitment opportunities after graduation," Calder continued. "The Chosen Legion scouts these rankings. So do the Mercenary Guild and even the Great Clans. A high rank opens doors. A low rank..." He let the implication hang.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP798FZRRQQ
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Cel's thoughts churned.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlHyZRjU89
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After graduation. Where would he go?225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPbJt3GxkH
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The Chosen Legion was the obvious choice. His mother served there now - which made it perfect. She'd be within reach when the time came.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTPhwEZfCr
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Or the Sun Clan. Return to the place that had cast him out. Find Darian. Find his father. Make them pay.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO4MOHw3Dm
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The thought burned cold and sharp.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGJFMw160P
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But walking back into Sun Clan territory carried risks. His white hair and resurrected body had transformed him beyond recognition. Still, someone might eventually form the connection.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARF4Y7uqqB
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Unless he went elsewhere first. Built strength in another clan. Disappear into obscurity while he grew strong enough to return and destroy them all properly.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH49AIVSvCB
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"Celvian."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh5QxrAoeI
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Calder's voice snapped him back to attention.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzChm1HMRp
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Heat crawled up his neck as every eye fixed on him. He'd been caught not paying attention. Again.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gfYe8FcDQ
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"Since you missed this morning's session and seem determined to waste my time this afternoon as well," Calder's tone could have frozen water, "you'll demonstrate our new system. First match. Right now."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo3QUDAgII
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The words landed like stones. Around him, students shifted - commoners looking nervous, nobles carefully neutral.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFGvHHTycZ
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Cel's jaw tightened, but he stepped forward.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zPMpewN7b
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"Who wants to face him?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYZrid6v90
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Silence answered.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s43ewXdqu
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The commoner students avoided eye contact, clearly unwilling to risk injury against someone who'd demonstrated unusual strength during training. The nobles simply looked bored, as if fighting a commoner wasn't worth their time.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnfZxRtiat
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Seconds stretched.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKj8xqUeSC
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Then movement from the noble group.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNq9KfhlIPc
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A hand rose.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqYCjuQVSq
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Owen Peakscale stepped forward, that same grin splitting his face.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bo0eM7ZG4
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"I'll fight him."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaNwULMKER
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