*Daphne*

I was standing in a little cottage that Alpha Cyrus and the other members of the council used for important meetings. The window looked out over the land where we were currently building the schoolhouse.

The small room was packed with parents, listening raptly as I detailed my ambitious plans for the building and curriculum.

"When do you anticipate the school being completed?" asked a woman with cascading blonde hair and striking sapphire eyes. She ...