Ariana sat alone in her office, quietly reviewing the question paper that would be handed out to the students tomorrow.
It wasn't really necessary, not in the strictest sense. But it was a written protocol—one she had to follow.
Most of the professors here were dedicated and trustworthy. Still, once, a long time ago, the previous headmaster had uncovered something unsettling. A certain teacher had been subtly guiding students toward specific chapters—chapters he would later take questions from in the exam.
The strange part? It wasn't another teacher or a colleague who brought this to light. It was a student.
To some, it might have sounded too minor to raise alarms. But the former Headmaster had been uncompromising when it came to anything that could affect a student's future.
