Aria's POVI woke before dawn, dressed and walked to the main hall, Kai stood at the head, his forgotten tea cooling beside him, his eyes staying fixed on the lines he had sketched and corrected over many days.Malrick sat to his left, arms folded, Finn on the right side, posture alert and Sylvie leaned against the far wall, arms crossed, gaze locked on the door. My students—Kira, Mira, and Koren—lingered near the edges of the room. "Everyone is here," I said as I took my seat at the table. "We should start."Kai straightened. "The plan stands as we discussed. Two teams. Two clear objectives." He pointed to a marked curve on the map. "Malrick commands the ambush team, strike the supply wagons at the road bend, destroy everything they carry then kill the guards and withdraw before any reinforcements arrive. Speed and force, then vanish."Malrick gave a short grunt. "I need six fighters total, Rylan comes with me and Kira too, needI four more who strike hard and disappear fast."Malric
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