Ashes of Six
The Concord Sigil burned brighter, refusing to dim no matter how many snarled orders or gasped condemnations cut through the air.
One Everley elder shouted for the mark to be annulled, demanding the proctors intervene. A Hawthorne commander called it treachery. From Nerezza’s balcony came whispers of omen, half in awe, half in terror. And over it all, the students’ voices rose, splintered into arguments as raw as the brands glowing on our skin.
The panic was contagious. Proctors spilled down the stone steps, wands and weapons raised, trying to reassert control. But I felt the choice pressing down heavier than their blades. Seraphine’s echo still rang in my bones: Unite or burn.
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