Chapter 61 The Council's Test
- : "Power isn't given—it's earned under watchful eyes."
- The arena still hummed with tension from yesterday's duel. Students clustered in small groups, voices low but urgent. A draw against Gideon. No one had expected that. Least of all me.
- I stood near the edge of the training yard, rolling my shoulder. The muscles protested. Everything protested, really. But I'd learned to work through pain. Had to.