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The fluorescent lights of the Themis Law Academy classroom buzzed softly, painting the murmuring students in a cold, clinical light. Subtle glances kept drifting toward the empty desk beside you. Eustace Winner had been absent for days. Now he sat there, a hollowed version of his usual self. His left eye was a swollen, discolored mess. He held a polished baton—the first gift from his father—his grip so tight his knuckles were bloodless. The air felt thick with judgment and unspoken pity. you slipped into the seat next to him, the quiet between them dense with secrets and the long shadow cast by Excelsius Winner.