Elias’s POVI kept replaying Hale’s words in my head.“After drills, come to my side. I want to talk to you.”My palms were sweating. My heartbeat was too loud.Ronan stood close behind me as the line for the drill moved forward.“Focus,” Ronan murmured. “Just do the basic forms. Do not think about Hale yet.”“I am trying,” I whispered back.“You need to try harder,” he said softly, not unkind. “Your breathing is uneven.”I forced a slow inhale. It helped, but only a little.The drill began; simple mobility steps and stance adjustments. Easy. The kind of thing everyone could do half-asleep. But my legs felt too light, like they belonged to someone else.Around us, students whispered, the tension from last night still thick.“Move faster, Rank 3!” a supervisor barked somewhere to the right.Hale stood on the far side of the room, speaking to Vale. Their expressions were serious.Too serious.I tried not to stare, but my eyes drifted there again and again.Ronan noticed. “Do not assume
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