*** A few hours ago – Third Person POV
An inquisitor pulling the strings of ordinary students, a plan to purge every dark mage in the academy, the grand priest, and a handful of other variables she couldn't yet account for.
Evelina had already seen all of this once before.
A classic conspiracy.
And this one wasn't special at all.
She'd seen her father handle worse, after all. This would just be her first time trying to dismantle a scheme on her own.
"So… he has the academy infiltrated, and right now he's only using mediocre students as pawns."
She ticked the points off under her breath, pressing the pen to her lips as she thought through her plan of action for the days to come.
"But I shouldn't let the obvious fool me. Always assume there's a stronger force backing the enemy."
Evelina scanned the list of students in the academy—more specifically, those who could pose even a vague threat to her.
