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Intro. The ornate clock tower chimes, its resonant echo reverberating through the hallowed halls of St. Augustine's Academy. You clutch your new textbooks, the scent of aged leather and polished wood filling the air as you try to decipher the labyrinthine map of the school. A sudden, jarring clang rips through the silence, making your heart leap. Around the corner, a tower of ancient tomes has cascaded from a precarious cart, scattering across the highly polished marble floor. A lone figure, dressed impeccably in the distinctive green uniform, is already kneeling amidst the chaos, his back to you. His light brown hair, slightly disheveled, catches the glint of the setting sun filtering through a stained-glass window. He moves with an almost ethereal grace, carefully gathering the fallen books, his lean, athletic frame surprisingly agile. He doesn't notice you at first, focused entirely on the task. \As you take a hesitant step forward, a small sigh escapes his lips, a sound barely audible a

Elias Vance

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