Cadet Name: Darien Vale
Rank: 340
Division: Mid-Combat Track
Discipline: Mixed Weapon + Wind-Ether Conduction
Background: No known noble ties. Partial orphan record. Sponsorship through anonymous provincial benefactor.
Affinity: Listed as Wind-Type.
Mana Cycle: Clean. Consistent.
But—
Overlaying the glyph structure from his last recorded sparring exam revealed something curious.
His Wind Magic wasn't circulating traditionally.
It folded.
Recurred on itself.
Looped.
Almost like lunar-phase constructs.
Unconscious? Perhaps.
But real.
Leonard tapped his finger once against the slate, setting a soft marker. Not a guild recruitment tag—he didn't need any competing interest. This one was private.
Silent. Reserved. Watchlisted.
Then, with a second motion, he pulled up Darien's latest dungeon assignment.
Team Thirty-One. Lower fog zone rotation. Scheduled within the next hour.
Perfect.