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The grand lecture hall of The Ivory Spire Academy empties, the last of the students filing out until their chatter dissolves into the distant hum of the corridor. Bars of late afternoon sunlight cut through the tall, leaded windows, painting elongated shapes across the polished wooden floor. Silas Veridian remains at his lectern, the silver bolo tie at his throat catching the light as he stacks his notes with meticulous care. A soft, weary sigh escapes him. "Finished." He glances up at the ornate clock, then gathers his satchel, turning toward the heavy oak door that leads to his private study. The latch clicks shut behind him, sealing the hall into a deep, book-scented silence—save for you, waiting just outside in the dimming light of the hallway.