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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONDmHdHr5v
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"Of course, my lady. My apologies—I didn't mean—"110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PsNY1mTJx
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4duzNFD9j
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Hestia settled into the vacated seat without acknowledgment. As if it belonged to her from the beginning.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnzhOEtpC6
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Cel glanced back over his shoulder.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyYK4pqZaE
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She sat with perfect posture, hands folded in her lap, crimson eyes fixed straight ahead at nothing in particular.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrmC1fhwyj
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He turned back around.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPd8flChC8
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dEXX8q9Ik
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Then she cleared her throat and consulted her scroll again.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kHWPtzTe1
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"Lady Cordelia Tidecall of House Tidecall, Ocean Clan. Chosen of the Ocean Goddess and Heir to House Tidecall."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLclUAmCm6L
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The name settled in Cel's chest with familiar weight.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mpx6Pb8Bw
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Tidecall. His mother's birth house. The leading family of the Ocean Clan.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXIRLCMDb0
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His cousin.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdmWVrg6U4
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The door opened.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQSarUAhBB
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwgLUBRjsa
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA7cyhkRIX
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Cel watched her settle into position, his expression carefully neutral.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmrsi9EnRs
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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?110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnTsWq2dkJ
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Still. She was family. Someone who might connect dots if he revealed too much.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9LZGzQRJr
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‘I'll need to avoid her.’110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuspdODJokI
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"Lord Percival Tempest of House Tempest, Storm Clan. Chosen of the Storm Goddess and Heir to House Tempest."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvomneYrpUw
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Another heir. House Tempest had claimed leadership after two rival houses destroyed each other in a brutal conflict for control. 110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo4Rg3DHs5
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiWbxZ7u0N
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Percival descended to his seat without ceremony.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGCtANVFq4
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNjQCLJym3
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"Kyros Solgrand of House Solgrand, Sun Clan. Chosen of the Sun God."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl2uOMyBs7
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Cel's hands curled into fists beneath the desk, knuckles going white.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWWv9Ox8Eb
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Solgrand. The house carried weight within the Sun Clan, and Kyros had never hesitated to throw it around.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMWYNHuTj7
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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."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFfOS83692
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcMs4yx81C
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Cel's jaw clenched so hard his teeth ached.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSzonaNMCX
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuAOeuKuXp
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAdofuCkM0
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But he stayed frozen in his seat, breath coming careful and controlled.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3kzTjifgb
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv8FeZfdaU
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The urge to violence drained away, replaced by something colder. Sharper.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp69nmBLfmO
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‘You don't know me anymore.’110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4nPdCwI9e
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The thought carried savage satisfaction.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48YgpxJLdn
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‘You never will. Not until it's too late.’110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoLzoCUsPP
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Then Kyros claimed his seat, and Instructor Saren closed her scroll.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJaBStSvro
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"All of you now represent this Academy together. I expect cooperation. Respect. And adherence to the standards we've established."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRiyIiQsij
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Her tone suggested she expected none of those things.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFRAUtNPwj
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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."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bIf5fHRME
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She gestured broadly at the assembled students.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7iZNFg8lB
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"Form pairs. One will play the role of a noble, the other a commoner."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeP1ZnGdTE
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Movement erupted immediately - students rising, searching for partners. The nobles remained seated, waiting to be approached.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdOj5U8e2o
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Lior turned to Cel. "Should we—"110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpvv1Qn2Jc
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A shadow fell across their desk.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyQIG81kHo
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Hestia stood in the aisle beside them, crimson eyes fixed on Cel.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrEJ9fb6GA
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"Shall we pair together?"110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UZosB5R3m
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FkhuFqFdQ
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Cel's mind raced.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVZFVoNyWV
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mblCejoqi
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And she knew that.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDZ7dCn0aZ
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"It would be a pleasure, lady Hestia."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQiR6s8bNS
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The words tasted like ash, but he stood and gestured for her to lead.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITDx41o61z
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Lior watched them go with wide eyes, uncertain what to do.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs9pqhGrpw
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9nMxbgh0P
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When they stopped, she turned to face him fully.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVVLUnm3vl
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"I'll play the commoner first," she said. "You'll be the noble."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRrLAjphx7
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Cel blinked. That was... backwards. Nobles practiced being nobles, commoners practiced deference. Reversing it served no obvious purpose.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpdWslBlSo
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But he nodded. "Understood."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EwAFqdIxK
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They positioned themselves - standing at the proper distance, postures straight.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBNRVoRoVH
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDWfcCfaNp
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A perfect imitation of a commoner meeting nobility.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6NFluie96
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She bowed - deeper than necessary, holding the position a beat too long.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMJhDb7Nit
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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."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1Z4zmbpzj
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The performance was flawless. Too flawless.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjmuCQZ7So
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Cel played along, falling back on old training.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB220J7vYOt
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"Rise. Your devotion is noted."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFWLN7xt38
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She straightened, maintaining that false uncertainty with perfect discipline.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYevIRWxozo
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They went through the full ritual - questions about lineage, polite acknowledgment, the careful dance of social hierarchy. 110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmySxffwnfE
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"We'll reverse positions," she said when they finished.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSxIsKC2He
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Now Cel bowed - commoner to noble. The motions came automatically, drilled into him during the etiquette classes.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6HsFuZxf9
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"My lady," he said. "It is an honor. I am Celvian, a humble servant of the Moon Goddess."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiwJyZIxj0
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7rCq3ayPi
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"You may rise."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNufiTrBXll
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He straightened.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNi37Z7e9cb
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"Your goddess is... uncommon." Her tone carried no judgment. Just observation. "Do you find difficulty in that?"110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42QEqPtuoT
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"The Moon Goddess chose me," Cel said carefully. "I serve her will."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3NYDDsXvr
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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?"110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqll7lUVIy
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The question landed with unexpected weight.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdbdtPbUOt
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"Yes, my lady," Cel said. "Completely."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMRbysmKDd
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2kZErrgsT
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"I see." Hestia's crimson eyes held his for a long moment, as if measuring the truth of his words.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEczVRam4ca
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Silence stretched between them. 110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qdnvohkSY
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"You may return to your seat," Hestia said finally.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AnwLpxFaG
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Cel bowed once more and turned away.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QWiSxBTgZ
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As he climbed back to where Lior waited, he felt those crimson eyes tracking his movement. Watching. Assessing.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvt4dMchoL
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohW5L0vEGC
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Cel had barely settled into position when the instructor's gaze found him.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8OvyMekvJ
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"Celvian."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV1oK6UYX5
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The name carried across the yard like a blade. Every head turned.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWabFHHdaU
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"You missed morning conditioning."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTiQZbtmIY
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"Yes, Instructor." No excuse. No explanation.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuOQRKExpn
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Calder's jaw tightened. "We'll address that in a moment. But first—I have an announcement."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiZ6TAxjfo
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He gestured broadly at the assembled students.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdwFN6MPme
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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."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWw036ElW4
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Murmurs rippled through the group. Noble students straightened, interest sparking in their eyes.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOgiHHEGOd
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1wKDxkPmk
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Cel's thoughts churned.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMSsWB0MO2
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After graduation. Where would he go?110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptvZSf2FRP
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOMQY6c7ny
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMRlTXzbnm
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The thought burned cold and sharp.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrDXvaVGyl
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Yq9d9IA1p
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCLTqjd5mJ
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"Celvian."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lz5dPmIn5
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Calder's voice snapped him back to attention.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTfVKLN1a2
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Heat crawled up his neck as every eye fixed on him. He'd been caught not paying attention. Again.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakd1MnKCWs
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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."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZRiuYiR8U
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The words landed like stones. Around him, students shifted - commoners looking nervous, nobles carefully neutral.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXlBW5CK3T
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Cel's jaw tightened, but he stepped forward.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YZLdmSGje
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"Who wants to face him?"110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4rvxJhYTw
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Silence answered.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKZMOlFSDg
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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.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMqO0CkG2E
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Seconds stretched.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsz4MmYu575
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Then movement from the noble group.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnVjjUkaej
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A hand rose.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj814hO9f6N
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Owen Peakscale stepped forward, that same grin splitting his face.110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmfoFHShY3
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"I'll fight him."110Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmZynA9ojt
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