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"The Scholar's Sanctuary"

Penulis: June Calva
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That evening, Desi found herself drawn to the academy's library—a massive Gothic structure that seemed to contain every book ever written about supernatural politics, pack management, and territorial law. She'd always found comfort in libraries, places where knowledge was valued above social status and intellectual curiosity was encouraged regardless of family background or pack designation.

She was deep in research about historical approaches to pack hierarchy reform when she noticed a familiar figure hunched over a table in one of the library's quieter alcoves.

Otto Moorland sat surrounded by stacks of books on conflict resolution and diplomatic theory, his wire-frame glasses reflecting the warm light from the reading lamps as he took careful notes in precise handwriting. He looked completely absorbed in his research, the kind of focused intellectual engagement that Desi had always found attractive in people regardless of their pack status or social connections.

"Mind if I join you?
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