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the heavy, meticulously embroidered velvet robes of a Grand Scholar, walked into the dining hall. He was f

t, mocking smiles vanished instantly, replaced by sheer panic and immediate, grov

was one of the most brilliant and respected strategic minds in all of Eldoria. H

o his friends about how he was trying to secure a brief, five-minute meeting with Professor Hayes to validate his

ce. His sharp, intelligent eyes scanned the room and locked immediately

r too long," Hayes said, his voice ca

urant froze as i

her face turning a sickening shade of gray. The man they considered a living god, a man completel

table as if they were nothing but invisible dust. "I h

e smile touching my lips. "I have been well, Profes

m his face, replaced by a terrifying, scholarly wrath. He faced Caleb, who was no

id you just say my student has never seen the gates of an academ

ueaking sound came out. "I... I didn't know she

g with absolute, crushing disdai

s Corrin Nolan, is not only an Honors Graduate of the Royal War Academy. In her graduating year, she earned the highest combined s

rian of t

a society that valued intellect and warfare above all else, to be the Valedictorian me

absolute horror and dawning realization. For three years, he had treated a certified, nationall

rning white. The pure, unadulterated jealousy c

e in Siege Mechanics, is still required reading for our senior commanders. Lord Davidson, I hear your territory's new defensive fortificatio

t exposed Jace's ignorance; he had publicly, brutally a

e to say something, to cover for him like I always did during our marriage. He

at him with a cold, mocking smi

d those defenses entirely on his own. He is a brilliant man who doesn't need my help. I'm sure he won't need any m

, that without my continued, complex magical updates,

fate is on our side tonight. I am actually here dining with a highly distinguished figure. The commotion outside caught

the grand hall. I followed his gaz