"Yes. He has been performing exceptionally well in his exams."
A beat of silence.
Kaleran blinked, then frowned faintly when she did not respond. "…Has been performing exceptionally well?"
Selenne's expression didn't shift, but something cool flickered in her eyes. "I was not aware."
For the first time in the entire conversation, Kaleran looked genuinely startled. "…Truly?"
"Yes," she said calmly. "Should I have been?"
He stared at her for a heartbeat too long—caught between bafflement and disbelief—before he let out a short, helpless laugh and waved a hand as if physically dismissing the implications swirling around his thoughts.
Kaleran rubbed his temple. "I assumed you'd been overseeing his Combat Awareness Trial. The report said a supervising Magister was present, so I… well. I thought it was you."
"It was not," she replied.
"…I see."
A faint ripple of realization passed through her.
'If he thought I was there… then whoever oversaw it did not report to him.'
