MAID OF REVENGE
The professor exhaled slowly, then turned his attention to the front row, where one student sat perfectly composed amid the collective discomfort.
“Ms. Sandoval,” he said, his voice softening just a fraction, “can you answer my question? I will repeat it: What is a secular bird?”
Ara Sandoval rose from her seat with quiet confidence. She faced the class without hesitation, her posture graceful, her dark eyes steady. Unlike the others, she showed no trace of nervousness—only the calm assurance of someone who had wandered through countless pages of ancient lore for the sheer pleasure of it.
“A secular bird,” she began, her voice clear and articulate, carrying effortlessly across the room, “ref
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