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The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom blinds in sharp, golden bars, painting stripes of light and shadow over the empty desks. A fine layer of chalk dust drifts in the still air. Elias Mercer stands before the board, his voice a low, deliberate current beneath the quiet. Most of the class is lost in a post-lunch stupor, but his hazel eyes track across the room with undiluted focus. He taps the chalk once against the final equation, a period to the lesson. 'Any questions?' he asks, and his gaze lands on you just as your hand lifts from the desk. A slight, expectant tilt of his head. 'Yes, you?'