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Elyse mused, “Maybe if I were more confident, such mishaps wouldn’t occur.”

“Nonsense!” Abram’s sudden outburst startled Elyse. He gestured emphatically towards her. “With so many members in our orchestra, few have composed original pieces. Yet you’ve penned four on your own. Are you a musical prodigy?”

Caught off guard, Elyse struggled to articulate her creative process. After a moment’s hesitation, she replied, “I simply draw inspiration. Melodies come to mind, and I jot them down.”

Abram’s frustration mounted. Wasn’t she essentially admitting to musical genius? A melody effortlessly materialized in her mind and translated into music. Was that genius?

Merlin intervened, raising a calming hand to Abram. “Do you have more original compositions? Beyond the four?”

“I do, but they’re yet to be transcribed. They exist solely in my mind,” Elyse admitted, shaking her head.

“Don’t fret. We have a violin here. Choose a piece and perform it for us,” Merlin suggested kindly.

respect for him and willing to heed his advice. She approached the violin, lifted it, and paused,

a sneer, “No need to feign musical genius.

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Abram’s taunts, Elyse delved into her mind, finding the melody she sought. As she played, the melancholic notes filled the room. This particular melody had emerged during

publicly, she halted after just thirty seconds, feeling exposed. “I only developed the climax and haven’t written the rest. I apologize,” she admitted, scratching her head

sparkled with excitement. “Is this truly your creation?”

for me to deceive. Doesn’t my performance just now attest to my sincerity?” She believed her ability to play the melody she had crafted was evidence enough of her

a source of pride. However, Abram’s demeanor

reassuring hand on Abram’s shoulder. “What are your thoughts on

sharp as he relentlessly pressed the crucial point. “You may clear your name in our presence, but can you do

rendered speechless, caught off guard by Abram’s

online comments? They accuse the Celestial Sounds Symphony of shielding a jealous concertmaster who undermined her sister’s stellar

rising with intensity, Abram continued, “Are you prepared

no desire to jeopardize the orchestra’s future; it

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