Three days after the Forbidden Peak.
Varyan sat in the dining hall, eating cold porridge, surrounded by students who had no idea he had destroyed a Harvester vault.
Normal. Ordinary. Safe.
Lira sat across from him, chattering about rchant shipnts. He nodded at appropriate monts, but his mind was elsewhere.
[「ECHO」: Level 15 achieved. New ability: "Architect's Echo" – Briefly perceive mories of past fragnt-bearers. Warning: May cause disorientation.]
He hadn't tried the new ability yet. Too risky in public.
"So anyway," Lira was saying, "my father says House Ashford is buying up all the dragon-scale contracts. House Valdris is furious. House Drakonus is calling it 'commoner aggression.' And House Gilverc is pretending they don't care, but everyone knows they're worried."
Varyan blinked. "Why would Gilverc be worried?"
"Because if Ashford and Valdris ally, that's two of the top three houses against them. Gilverc would still have the military, but money talks." She lowered her voice. "And there are rumors about a seventh house. A hidden one. My father says rchants have been trading with... soone. Soone who doesn't have a na."
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