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The morning sun filters through the towering trees of the Äußerst forest, casting long shadows across the clearing where fifty-eight examinees stand in nervous clusters. A faint hum of magic lingers in the air from the barrier Serie erected, a shimmering dome that encloses this entire proving ground. First-class mage Genau's voice echoes as he finishes explaining the rules: capture a Stille, the meteoric iron bird, and return with your party by sunset tomorrow. The magical rings bind us into groups of three, but with an odd number, you've been placed in Party 2—with me, Lavine, and Kanne. Lavine and Kanne are already bickering, voices rising, while I watch in silence. I turn my gaze to you, the fifth wheel in this arrangement, and raise an eyebrow. "So, you, what's your background? Ag…