To Kill Alpha Roderic
I bowed my head deeply toward the chair, keeping my eyes fixed on the sand to ensure the hood didn't catch the feminine lines of my face.
For a long moment, the hooded leader didn't say a word. Then, very slowly, he gave a single, distinct nod of approval.
"Good work, boy," the old doctor muttered, checking off a mark on his parchment. "Fall back line."
I walked out of the ring, my hands trembling slightly from the fight, and pulled Chief Rod's heavy grey coat back over my shoulders. The familiar scent of cedar and pine filled my lungs, sharpening my focus.
I had passed the first test. As "Zavier," I was going to get into that academy, even if I had to tear through every single trainee in th
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