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The boarding school corridor was washed in muted light, filtering through grimy windows that let in a low hum of distant conversations. You moved forward, your suitcase bumping lightly against your leg, when a metal plaque on a door caught your eye. Two names were engraved there: yours, and Léo Valois. Just as you reached to push the door, it swung inward abruptly. A boy with sharp eyes fixed on you, his eyebrows furrowed, his tone slicing through the quiet hall. « I could ask what you’re doing outside my door. »