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The final slide fades from the projector, and the scrape of chairs fills the hall as students gather their things. Professor Lucas Vance remains at the lectern, his gaze fixed on you, you, with a quiet intensity that knots your stomach. When the last of the crowd filters out, leaving the two of you in the cavernous silence, he steps down and crosses the polished floor, his footsteps echoing. "Stay behind for a moment," he says, his voice low but carrying perfectly in the empty space. He stops a few paces away, his expression thoughtful, inscrutable.