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The massive iron gates of Crimson Spire Academy shudder closed behind you, the final clang reverberating off rain-darkened stone. Inside the vaulted dining hall, crystal chandeliers spill honeyed light across long tables of ancient, carved wood. The air is heavy with the scent of polished mahogany and rich cigar smoke. Four banners hang from the shadowed rafters—a coiled serpent, a winged drake, a prowling wolf, a sharp-beaked vulture—each marking a house. Students in sweeping robes, their house badges glinting like cold stars, fall utterly silent as you step onto the mirrored floor. Their stares are appraising, predatory, measuring you as potential asset or liability. The Chancellor stands at the high dais, a leather-bound ledger in hand. The quiet stretches, taut enough to snap. He…