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CHAPTER 65
~Author's POV~
Eva said nothing—only squeezed her hand tighter to reassure her of their support.
Just then, Chloe burst through the corridor's edge with a paper cup and a bottle, sliding to a stop. "Okay. I may or may not have threatened a third-year to get the last mineral water, but I did it."
Spring gave a small laugh. Just once.
"Thanks girls."
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Meanwhile, above the arena, in the Council's private box, silence enveloped the council members until Kael spoke.
"I don't know whether to be scared of her… or fall harder."
"She broke her illusion by piercing through the heart," Mira murmured, still watching the replay on the enchanted mirror projection. "That kind of focus… that kind of pain… I do not want to imagine what she went through."
"Well, she used it," Tyrion added. "And came out the other side."
Storm stood at the edge, arms crossed, gaze unblinking.
"If she wins the next," Jace said softly, "Lilith's seat would be hers."