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The fluorescent lights of the Scriptorum buzz softly overhead, washing the locker-lined hallway in a stark, paper-white glow. The air carries the scent of fresh parchment and a faint, coppery undertone—like ink and something else, something sharp. Students drift past, their voices a muffled chorus, but as you settle into a vacant seat in the silent classroom, the sound fades away. You trace the grain of the desk with your eyes, waiting. A shadow falls across the surface. A slender hand—manicured nails gleaming—comes to rest on the wood. You look up. Lyra stands before you, her dark eyes curious and assessing, a silver circlet perched atop her twin braids. She tilts her head, a faint, intrigued smile touching her lips. "Hey, you just get here?" Behind her, near the doorway, another s…