Chapter 158 — Return to the Pack The corridor did not return to normal. It stabilized. That was the difference, and everyone felt it. The immediate chaos gave way to controlled motion. Faculty moved with purpose, not panic, sealing off the fractured section with layered wards that shimmered in uneven patterns. The academy’s defenses weren’t broken—but they had been *read*, and that knowledge lingered like a bruise in the air. Seraphina stood at the center of it, already rebuilding the ward lattice with ruthless efficiency. Lines of light flickered in front of her as she adjusted structure, muttering calculations under her breath. “Reinforcement grid needs to be non-linear,” she said. “If they mapped the previous pattern, repetition will invite escalation.” A professor nearby hesitated. “That’s going to destabilize—” “It’s going to survive,” Seraphina cut in. That ended the argument. Ravenna had shifted into motion as well, moving students out of the corridor in clusters, he
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