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... ely gentle glow. Birds chirped in manicured trees, singing ignorant songs that failed to convey the very real tension vibrating through the gathered assembly. Rows of anxious students, nobles, teachers, and faculty stood at stiff attention, eyes glued to the raised platform where the headmistress an elderly woman with hair like polished silver and nerves apparently forged from pure steel cleared her throat with more caution than I'd ever heard from a public speaker.
And, frankly, I under ...
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