Professor Var folded her hands once, the movement small and precise. "His Highness is not course material."
The girl went pale at once. "I'm sorry, Professor, I only…"
"I know what you meant," Var said, and her tone was not cruel. "Which is why I'm answering carefully instead of removing the question entirely."
That only made the room listen harder.
Var glanced once across the lecture hall, not lingering on anyone, then continued in the same measured voice she had used from the start.
"There are documented cases," she said, "of high-risk minors exposed before full dominant manifestation who later survived through extraordinary intervention, accelerated medical management, and induced biological stabilization."
Dean's fingers tightened around his stylus.
Not enough for anyone else to notice.
Enough for him.
"Those cases are rare," Var said. "Their survival does not make the exposure less severe. It makes the response exceptional."
No one spoke.
