Semua Bab The Academy of The Ascendant - Book 1 Marked by Starlight: Bab 31

(Lyra’s POV)They waited until the morning bell to make their move.A summons posted in the mess hall. Not discreet. Not private.It hung like a threat, stamped in the violet wax of House Caelaris, a noble line aligned with the High Council since before the Void wars. They bore no Dorm flag. Only lineage.“Petition for Expulsion: Claim of Illegitimacy Against Lyra Solstice.”The parchment shimmered with runes of tradition — and insult.Whispers stirred like wind through dry grass.“She’s being challenged.”“She brought Void into the Academy.”“House Caelaris wouldn’t move without cause.”I stood in front of the scroll, expression blank, pulse steady.So they weren’t just whispering anymore.They wanted me gone.The Council Hall felt colder that day. Not because of the mountain’s breath, or the stones etched with history — but because of attention.Every student who could get a seat lined the stone benches. Professors stood along the upper rails. Even the Headmistress watched from her