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The morning sun cast long shadows across the training grounds as we

assembled, anticipation hanging heavy in the air. Eira stood before us, her expression inscrutable, but there was a glint in her eye that suggested today's trial would be unlike any before.

"Today," she began, her voice cutting through the silence, "you are tasked with retrieving an artifact from a heavily guarded chamber at the headquarters."

Elijah exchanged a glance with Isaiah, both of them nodding subtly.

Eira continued, "You will be going up against Commander Lynne herself. She will be overseeing the chamber's defenses and will act as the primary obstacle in your path."

A murmur of surprise rippled through our group. Unlike Eira, who trained with calculated cruelty, Lynne was methodical, and strategic-a soldier through and through. Facing her would be no small feat.

"This trial," she continued, voice crisp and authoritative, "is not about stealth. It is not about magic." She let the words settle before continuing, "It is about precision."

With a flick of her wrist, a shimmering blue illusion spread across the table, forming a detailed layout of an underground chamber. At its center, a pedestal stood, encased in shifting golden light.

"This," she said, pointing at the glowing object atop the pedestal, “is your target. An artifact that, in a real scenario, could determine the outcome of a war."

Isaiah folded his arms. "And the catch?"

"It is

figures began appearing across the map-guards stationed at key points, magical tripwires woven like spider silk throughout the room. It

come up with a plan," she continued. "If you are detected, you fail. If

She straightened. "Impress me."

gathered around a makeshift table where a detailed blueprint of

in the structure, with multiple layers of security between

his finger. "The

there's a ventilation system here," he pointed to a series of ducts, "that could provide

get in through the vents, we'll still have to deal with Lynne. She's not going

in my mind, one that played to our strengths and exploited

"Something that will draw Lynne and

eyebrow. "What do you

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create a disturbance here- maybe trigger a false alarm or cause a

timed incendiary device to go off in the storage room. Nothing too destructive,

slip into the chamber and

bait? Or if she

a low whistle. "Damn, Stormi. Austin's right

the protocol will force them to unlock the main console. That's my chance to

studying the layout. "And what

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