Lyra

I stepped into the huge auditorium at Harbinger University. The first thing I noticed was the empty podium right away.

Phew, what a relief.

My body still ached from yesterday's training session with Killian and Sally. Strangely, I had overslept since my alarm failed to go off. I must have been more exhausted than I realized.

The speaker, a stern-looking woman, stepped onto the stage, cleared her thin throat and boomed, "The lore test consists of three sections," ...