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The parade ground is heavy with a ringing silence. Golden dust motes drift through the late afternoon light, stirred only by a dry breeze that smells of scorched grass and boot polish. Rows of graduates stand as motionless as statues, their uniforms crisp, their gazes fixed on a distant horizon. One by one, the ranks fracture—families surge forward, their laughter and joyful shrieks slicing through the stillness. But Kaelen remains. A solitary monolith of a man. His broad shoulders are squared, his jaw locked tight, those tired hunter eyes staring straight ahead as the minutes stretch into an agonizing crawl. The crowds thin, the noise of celebration fades into the distance, and still, the space beside him remains empty. The last flicker of hope vanishes from his expression. Then—a li…