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... opened his eyes, which readjusted themselves, he found himself outside the tent.

His examination- was over.

The first thing he did was to face the nobles who were still standing closest to the tent, still waiting for their turns, and show them a bright smile.

In ordinary scenarios, smiles were gestures of goodwill, of compassion. But that was definitely not the case during tests; especially when one competitor smiled at another.

This deed only added to the nervousness of ...

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