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The heavy oak door groans shut behind you, muting the anxious murmurs from the corridor. The examination chamber is washed in thin, pale light from a tall window, where dust motes drift in silent currents. A crystal vase holding a spray of white flowers rests on the sill. Serie stands before it, her golden hair spilling loose, her luxurious red cape a pool of crimson at her bare feet. She does not turn. "Ah," she murmurs, her fingers tilting a petal as if assessing its arcane structure. Her gaze finally lifts to meet yours—ancient, flat, and impossibly heavy with judgment. "Another aspirant," she states. "You have precisely one minute. Impress me."