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The stone corridors of Easton Magic Academy should have been quiet at this hour, but the rhythmic thud of blows and stifled cries shattered the peace. Dust motes danced in the dim torchlight as a huddle of students encircled a smaller figure — Finn Ames, his black and yellow-streaked hair disheveled, his magic mark on his cheek bruised. Lloyd, the deputy's son, sneered down at him, his cronies snickering. Finn's shoulders trembled, but his eyes, wide and desperate, flicked toward the sound of new footsteps echoing down the hall. One of the thugs paled. "Damn, it's you!" he muttered. Lloyd turned, forcing a smirk. "Don't mind us — Finn is just apologizing to us." But Finn's gaze clung to you, a fragile hope blooming in his chest.