CHAPTER 21IVY’S POV.The morning air in the academy was different, the tension, uncontrolled movement and hushed voices stood out. Everywhere I turned, incoherent whispers rippled through the corridors into my ear.I didn't stop walking until the noises became very audible. The corridor outside the training grounds buzzed with overlapped conversations, and loud whispers." …he’s returning…”“Professor Valerius…”“sooner than we expect, they said…”I slowed. The words echoed in my mind, keeping me calm in a way nothing else had since I arrived here.Finally, this was a way forward. A reason all of this wasn’t going to be pointless. A small, fragile sense of hope settled in my chest, even as everything else felt wrong right now. His name was the only existential lifeline I had in this school. I could feel the excitement brewing in me, already.A sharp bell cut through the noise, ringing three times. "Everyone to the Great Training Arena!" an official shouted, his voice echoing off the
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