The examinations had ended, but the Academy had not yet finished with them. Scores became placements, placements became petitions, and every irregular result generated another document for someone with sufficient authority to sign.
For the faculty, the final bell had merely changed the shape of the work. Those with greater authority naturally received a greater share of what remained.
Magisters received considerably more than most.
Marisse sealed the final placement review and set it atop the outgoing correspondence.
The Examination Period had ended, yet its paperwork continued spreading across faculty desks. Examiner reports required authentication, disputed results needed responses, and registration offices had already begun asking which irregular admissions required special handling.
Lucavion's wager occupied only one folder among them.
