"Would you mind giving me your seat?"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5INLZ8a5q
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjHCi7UCkx
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"Of course, my lady. My apologies—I didn't mean—"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBWP65XMXW
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDCKw5PyN3
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Hestia settled into the vacated seat without acknowledgment. As if it belonged to her from the beginning.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yQZBEeDs7
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Cel glanced back over his shoulder.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziQvJUsqJ0
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She sat with perfect posture, hands folded in her lap, crimson eyes fixed straight ahead at nothing in particular.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFf6pwrXSac
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He turned back around.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuPmIuW9U3
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oHXxObozB
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Then she cleared her throat and consulted her scroll again.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriiRYtgOjD
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"Lady Cordelia Tidecall of House Tidecall, Ocean Clan. Chosen of the Ocean Goddess and Heir to House Tidecall."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8G9dMYzav9
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The name settled in Cel's chest with familiar weight.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNWPlobpQB
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Tidecall. His mother's birth house. The leading family of the Ocean Clan.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPnoiuLgNT
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His cousin.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIq6dkf58b
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The door opened.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23qZx3Arfe
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptRGoa6nKu
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ESs4WBrBb
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Cel watched her settle into position, his expression carefully neutral.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn3DGoLLGL
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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?131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFyCyLJXTy
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Still. She was family. Someone who might connect dots if he revealed too much.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTi01bRXnx
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‘I'll need to avoid her.’131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIACoNAbDbK
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"Lord Percival Tempest of House Tempest, Storm Clan. Chosen of the Storm Goddess and Heir to House Tempest."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2W4alUuNgj
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Another heir. House Tempest had claimed leadership after two rival houses destroyed each other in a brutal conflict for control. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXcUunXJJz
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b8xCzA2Pj
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Percival descended to his seat without ceremony.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc2mge6Q1Z
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQGFg5PIrc
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"Kyros Solgrand of House Solgrand, Sun Clan. Chosen of the Sun God."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnhnZe7bKr
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Cel's hands curled into fists beneath the desk, knuckles going white.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtNj3wUnnv
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Solgrand. The house carried weight within the Sun Clan, and Kyros had never hesitated to throw it around.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlJxUzOFCO
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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."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEGr72ae4c
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YRJaRXsZq
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Cel's jaw clenched so hard his teeth ached.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIERIdtVh4
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wO1ff89g6
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnqPnio5iP
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But he stayed frozen in his seat, breath coming careful and controlled.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwM74IlpSy0
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaU2GEKQsa
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The urge to violence drained away, replaced by something colder. Sharper.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkVxv5NzuS
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‘You don't know me anymore.’131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNELZdZNvR
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The thought carried savage satisfaction.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXOcBLGRSk
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‘You never will. Not until it's too late.’131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2F7qGV7JX
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Then Kyros claimed his seat, and Instructor Saren closed her scroll.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4R3ZIze5j
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"All of you now represent this Academy together. I expect cooperation. Respect. And adherence to the standards we've established."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UWdzpDwxl
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Her tone suggested she expected none of those things.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDztQWWC1oV
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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."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh2Ywv5G3K
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She gestured broadly at the assembled students.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL0weFh377
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"Form pairs. One will play the role of a noble, the other a commoner."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NadqBb8Sa
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Movement erupted immediately - students rising, searching for partners. The nobles remained seated, waiting to be approached.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcEf7VH3Sv
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Lior turned to Cel. "Should we—"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiLMh0KaTl
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A shadow fell across their desk.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBl56krr9U
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Hestia stood in the aisle beside them, crimson eyes fixed on Cel.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyOoug6Ki6
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"Shall we pair together?"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbcECPgvOS
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOL5dlyITYf
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Cel's mind raced.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM4IiqYnW7
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAHepeo2ee
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And she knew that.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUsZO4qGUH
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"It would be a pleasure, lady Hestia."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5zgYFCNMp
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The words tasted like ash, but he stood and gestured for her to lead.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OAGeLALjK
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Lior watched them go with wide eyes, uncertain what to do.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenDFC9LDr3
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBFTMllZlr
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When they stopped, she turned to face him fully.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YBWNOAW9E
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"I'll play the commoner first," she said. "You'll be the noble."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh28KKyKrg
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Cel blinked. That was... backwards. Nobles practiced being nobles, commoners practiced deference. Reversing it served no obvious purpose.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0WvfmXfQJ
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But he nodded. "Understood."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI7dhh7Y20
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They positioned themselves - standing at the proper distance, postures straight.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNSAJs6JXN
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0wXAAqlmB
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A perfect imitation of a commoner meeting nobility.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGD9BAFrCx1
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She bowed - deeper than necessary, holding the position a beat too long.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrUisI1CLA
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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."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirsgKBoT1R
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The performance was flawless. Too flawless.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmez7iUY7R
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Cel played along, falling back on old training.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32YjSwcGNW
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"Rise. Your devotion is noted."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXtFY4j1OL
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She straightened, maintaining that false uncertainty with perfect discipline.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMalUZ6NKdD
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They went through the full ritual - questions about lineage, polite acknowledgment, the careful dance of social hierarchy. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUyiWR7rUL
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"We'll reverse positions," she said when they finished.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6c5C9Bot5M
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Now Cel bowed - commoner to noble. The motions came automatically, drilled into him during the etiquette classes.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QEqlTZRfx
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"My lady," he said. "It is an honor. I am Celvian, a humble servant of the Moon Goddess."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMpLdyj1Gc
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGuNKfaH08
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"You may rise."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFD519sKVD
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He straightened.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxha5kejlI
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"Your goddess is... uncommon." Her tone carried no judgment. Just observation. "Do you find difficulty in that?"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91Puzwb44T
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"The Moon Goddess chose me," Cel said carefully. "I serve her will."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf089l3AOj
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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?"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHkwyLNsX5
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The question landed with unexpected weight.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbauUeZrpBH
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"Yes, my lady," Cel said. "Completely."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC5y0thkmr
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb29LjQEy0k
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"I see." Hestia's crimson eyes held his for a long moment, as if measuring the truth of his words.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsa2eB1djmp
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Silence stretched between them. 131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpjYmgrAwv
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"You may return to your seat," Hestia said finally.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR6kC87xq4
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Cel bowed once more and turned away.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms6KbhGHb3
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As he climbed back to where Lior waited, he felt those crimson eyes tracking his movement. Watching. Assessing.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOljCQkg6Tn
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What did she want?131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLdyU1mAYJ
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQRS9tDLvs
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Cel had barely settled into position when the instructor's gaze found him.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37xBNS28xp
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"Celvian."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTiUTVJpvu
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The name carried across the yard like a blade. Every head turned.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94t40eSHwo
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"You missed morning conditioning."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡly4qlI2Hjk
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"Yes, Instructor." No excuse. No explanation.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkWQBeHLFO
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Calder's jaw tightened. "We'll address that in a moment. But first—I have an announcement."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL9AJ8rDo3
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He gestured broadly at the assembled students.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADpByXijVg
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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."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiBVy9dey4
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Murmurs rippled through the group. Noble students straightened, interest sparking in their eyes.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGxYqUMitm
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOgvc3n07G
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Cel's thoughts churned.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5jO5JCuQ8
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After graduation. Where would he go?131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oQhHGf4Cy
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSjHwz9Ja2
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzZySkyLsi
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The thought burned cold and sharp.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWEkO9MUg0
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GEX9sHZ8Q
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstGQA1sF9Z
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"Celvian."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDgzAGNEHK
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Calder's voice snapped him back to attention.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0snlovdRS
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Heat crawled up his neck as every eye fixed on him. He'd been caught not paying attention. Again.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H5VUWEFkT
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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."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU0bHyJWIo
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The words landed like stones. Around him, students shifted - commoners looking nervous, nobles carefully neutral.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhapwh2NlO
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Cel's jaw tightened, but he stepped forward.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTj9aMix4S
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"Who wants to face him?"131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesRWUWAbu7
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Silence answered.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWqbHd0ZCO
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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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdSjJXR3qe
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Seconds stretched.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUStQLAVdJU
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Then movement from the noble group.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrjNrTTyMd
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A hand rose.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvmV8ZnEbQ
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Owen Peakscale stepped forward, that same grin splitting his face.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8gbwpVVNP
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"I'll fight him."131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwrtjD9gHj
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