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For the next week, Kane raged. In training with darkness, he squeezed all the strength out of us, and then finished off in hand-to-hand combat. Those who could still even stand on their feet after all this bullying were subjected to further torture by jogging. Never in my life have I consumed so much darkness at once and reached such inner exhaustion. Jokes about the possibility of restoring the reserve through intimacy with a man have ceased to be jokes for me. At night, I felt a vague yearning, and sometimes I experienced a very clear desire.Except me, no one suspected the relationship and the subsequent break between Kane and Venira, so everyone was completely at a loss and built various incredible guesses about such a drastic change in the mentor's behavior. Venira never showed up for training, first she left the estate for three days, and after returning she began training with Ilya. It's hard to say what pissed Kane off more, the breakup or her leaving for another mentor, but t
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The next two weeks will stretch on forever for me. At dawn, I went to training, where Kane exhausted me to the state of a corpse and did not let go until I lost consciousness. This is how one could determine the complete depletion of the internal reserve. After a short respite and a hearty lunch, I studied with Lady Holm for several hours, it was necessary to adopt Helen's habits and habits. In addition, Lady Amalia tried to instill in me some aristocratic manners and taught me etiquette. It turned out to be an even greater challenge than training with a mentor.Tonight, I again crawled to bed in complete impotence, and, barely touching the pillow, went into the world of dreams. For the first time in several years, I dreamed of the forest and the Darkness. Not the one that lives in our bodies, but something much more, an essence that we are not given to know. Previously, I tried to ask Venira, Lane and Kane about these dreams, and found out only that they had never had anything like t
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Saying goodbye to Lane, I jumped into the saddle and, touching the horse with my heels, headed for the retreating Kane. Today, it was he who accompanied me to the exit from the artifact-protected zone. The property can only be entered with special permission. How exactly this mechanism works, I did not know. I suppose that bloodletting, which is beloved by the dark ones, will not do. We reached the wrought-iron gate, and Kane, as if echoing my thoughts, opened it with his blood. Venira opened the gate last time. Who else besides these two has clearance?There was an impressive scar on my wrist, commemorating my first encounter with the Dark One, but the numerous other injuries sustained during training healed much faster and without sequelae. It's probably the dagger. I shuddered at the memory. I never asked for the name of the Seeker that Helen killed. The image of Reiner rose before his eyes, his bony long body and awkward face. Damn it, why am I even thinking about him?We spent th
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The portal house in which I found myself was no different from the previous one, all the walls and floor were painted dark gray, there were no windows at all. At the age of twelve, I was fond of spatial magic for some time and read all the books available in the orphanage library on this topic. Whole two. From them, I learned that a dark gray color, close to black, is used to suppress the so-called noise, which knocks down the settings and distorts the transfer route. In addition to stationary arches, there were also disposable portable portals that cost a fortune. It was extremely difficult to use this, because in order to transfer to a precisely given place, you need to find a dark room or use it only at night. Not very convenient, especially for the money. If these rules are not followed, then at best you run the risk of being many miles away from the right place. In the worst case, when moving, a part of a person, for example, an arm or leg, may be lost.I rushed to the exit and a
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At the department, a nice woman secretary helped me fill out all the necessary papers and even promised that she would bring them to the dean's office herself. Well, just a messenger of the Most Bright, compared to old Fester, or whatever it is. I profusely thanked her and, having made a few compliments to her dress, went to check into the hostel.The road to the hostel would have taken about five minutes, if I did not freeze in admiration every now and then at the sight of the backyard of the main building. The building itself was not rectangular, as I thought, but U-shaped. Inside the backyard was a huge monument to Marner the First, in his right hand he held a sword pointed at the sky.I hate.Barely restraining myself from spitting, I walked along the wide alley towards the hostel. Everything around was incredibly well-groomed, obviously, the order is closely monitored here. Lampposts were decorated with openwork monograms, similar ones I saw on the backs of the benches that I cam
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AidenAfter repelling Caster's direct attack, I regrouped and managed to shackle his right arm with darkness before he could attack again. Today I am on the defensive, and according to the rules I cannot use attacking techniques. The caster is strong but too slow for me. Having neutralized his other hand as well, I threw him to the ground with a sharp movement, and, sitting on top, imitated a dagger put to his throat.“Okay, Aiden. Caster, as always, you lacked speed, you think too long between attacks. Against a man with a greater reserve, you have no chance, summed up the combat trainer and my uncle, Lord Salt Culver. Within the walls of the academy, he allowed himself to be addressed without a title and simply by his first name. Coach Salt not only trained the dark ones, he was also responsible for the selection of applicants for the Order of Darkness."But I'm not going to fight against brothers in arms," Caster said defensively. In vain it is, it is better not to argue with you
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"Don't worry, everything will be fine," the dark one said convincingly.“Uh-huh,” I muttered.“Nothing terrible will happen if you are checked upon your return. If you are dark, the darkness will not go anywhere from you in two days,” he joked. I smiled tightly. We sat across from each other, the morning sun shining quite nicely on his pretty face and expensive but not ostentatious attire. I looked down at his hands folded in his lap. And how did I not notice this huge ring before? It catches the eye even at a fleeting glance. Roland caught my eye and awkwardly covered the ring with his other hand.“I put it on only when I get out of the academy, the rector is against wearing family attributes,” Roland commented on my look. I saw a similar ring three years ago on Reiner's hand. Then I did not understand the emblems of the families of the founders, and did not pay attention to his drawing. But now I could say with confidence that I had the honor to sit in the same carriage with the fut
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I stood in front of the gates of the academy and thought that I still have the opportunity to turn back. I will return to the estate and wait for others to win the right to life for me. I wonder if Augusta Reed was ever afraid? Or was she not only unaware of this feeling, but of the word itself? Would she despise me for my cowardice? I squeezed the pocket in which the artifact ring lay and headed to the dean's office.There were not so many people in the courtyard, most likely, many aristocrats had gone home for the weekend.When I reached the dean's office, I knocked decisively. There is no way back. She pushed open the heavy door and entered. The secretary's desk was empty, so I decided to sit on the sofa. With every minute my resolve melted away, and the ring with incredible force pulled the pocket to the ground. The door, over which hung a sign with the dean's name, opened, and a woman stepped out. She went to the secretary's place and only then looked up at me with narrowed eyes.
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