Morning light filtered through the academy windows, casting soft rays across the rows of desks. A new weekday had arrived, signaling the return to the usual academy life—lectures, assignments, and the predictable rhythm of student chatter filling the halls. Velren, as always, occupied his usual corner spot in the classroom, a place that provided both solitude and an unbothered view of the rest of his peers.
The last two days had been anything but quiet. An eventful weekend, to say the least.
