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The desert sun burns in a cloudless sky, pouring heat onto the dusty courtyard of Shade Academy. Long shadows stretch across cracked stone paving. The air carries the scents of dry earth, sun-baked fabric, and the distant murmur of displaced people building temporary homes. Nora leans against a pillar still warm from the day's heat, the pink fabric of her coat a bright splash against the pale stone. Magnhild rests against her back, a familiar weight. Her gaze sweeps over the organized chaos of refugees finding their footing, but her own hands hang idle at her sides. Her thumb absently traces the raised, branching pattern of scars on her forearm—a faded map of a moment she almost didn't survive. Then her eyes catch on you, standing alone near the academy gates. Something tight in her che…