{"id":2479,"date":"2026-05-24T05:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=2479"},"modified":"2026-05-24T05:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:31:55","slug":"the-prince-lost-before-he-drew-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=2479","title":{"rendered":"The Prince Lost Before He Drew Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The academy went silent the moment the boy walked through the gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because anyone recognized him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because nobody did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that alone made him suspicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imperial Asterion Academy trained the future military elite of the kingdom \u2014 noble heirs, royal knights, sons of warlords and generals raised since childhood beneath the philosophy that power justified rule. The fortress-like academy overlooked the northern Atlantic from black stone cliffs while silver banners snapped violently above training courtyards stained by decades of blood and rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students entering Asterion usually arrived with escorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family crests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ceremonial armor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This boy arrived alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No noble insignia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only an old travel bag hanging over one shoulder and a sword wrapped carefully in dark cloth across his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guards almost refused him entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until he quietly handed them sealed documents bearing the royal military stamp personally signed by Commander Garrick Vale himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That changed everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Garrick never sponsored students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially unknown ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy\u2019s name was Lucien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seventeen years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dark hair hanging loosely across pale silver-gray eyes that rarely lingered on people longer than necessary. He moved strangely for someone his age \u2014 too balanced, too quiet, like every step was measured unconsciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-591.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-591.png 521w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-591-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other students noticed immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And nobles hate mysteries they cannot place socially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhich house are you from?\u201d one aristocrat demanded near the registration courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien adjusted the strap of his bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laughter erupted instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another noble smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen why are you here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy answered honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was told to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That only made things worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within minutes, rumors spread across the academy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A commoner entered Asterion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some believed Lucien was a servant accidentally processed through registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others thought he must be an illegitimate child protected secretly by some minor official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince Kaelen decided he hated him before noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crown prince ruled the academy socially long before inheriting the throne politically. Tall, talented, admired, and raised believing superiority was birthright rather than achievement, Kaelen enjoyed humiliating weaker students publicly the way hunters enjoyed sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Lucien looked weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plain clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No visible status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perfect target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince first spotted him standing alone beside the eastern training yard watching upperclassmen spar beneath heavy rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaelen approached surrounded by noble students immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell,\u201d he called loudly enough for nearby instructors to hear, \u201cthe academy finally accepts peasants now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several students laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien remained silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince\u2019s smile sharpened slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou deaf?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen answer when royalty speaks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien slowly looked at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For one strange second, Kaelen felt unexpectedly uncomfortable beneath the boy\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like Lucien already decided something about him privately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince instantly hated that feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s under the cloth?\u201d Kaelen asked suddenly, pointing toward the wrapped sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShow us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien hesitated briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courtyard fell quiet instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody refused the crown prince publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially first-years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaelen stepped closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou think you\u2019re important enough to deny me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rain intensified around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien\u2019s voice remained calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo. I just don\u2019t want problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince laughed openly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou already are one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Kaelen grabbed a wooden practice sword from the nearby rack and threw it hard enough for it to slide across the wet stones toward Lucien\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuel me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students gathered immediately from every direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even instructors paused nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because public duels involving the crown prince rarely ended gently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien stared down at the wooden sword silently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then quietly asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something about the question unsettled the older instructors instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master Roderic \u2014 veteran sword instructor and former battlefield commander \u2014 narrowed his eyes sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Lucien did not sound arrogant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He sounded concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaelen smirked wider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy sighed softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then bent down and picked up the wooden blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire courtyard held its breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rain hammered the academy stones while nobles crowded balconies overhead waiting for entertainment. Kaelen spun his own practice sword confidently before stepping into stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien simply stood still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No formal posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No visible preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That bothered Roderic immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginners copied techniques visibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts stopped wasting movement entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBegin!\u201d one student shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaelen attacked instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aggressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His opening strike was good enough to overwhelm most academy students immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien moved once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one saw the strike clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, students argued for months about what actually happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some swore the boy never swung at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others claimed the prince slipped in rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few instructors insisted Lucien struck Kaelen\u2019s sword precisely at the weakest point while simultaneously hitting a nerve cluster near the prince\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the truth\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duel ended in less than a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CRACK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaelen\u2019s wooden sword exploded apart mid-strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince collapsed unconscious onto the wet courtyard stones immediately afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence crushed the academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rain continued falling softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien lowered the wooden practice sword slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unbroken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire courtyard stared at Prince Kaelen lying motionless in rainwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then toward the unknown boy still standing quietly above him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One student whispered shakily:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2026 was that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master Roderic stepped forward first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not toward the prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward Lucien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old instructor\u2019s battlefield instincts screamed danger now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho trained you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien looked genuinely uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several nobles laughed nervously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roderic didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the strike he just witnessed belonged to no modern academy style inside the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It resembled something much older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something forbidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prince groaned weakly against the stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embarrassment hit harder than the strike itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou cheated,\u201d Kaelen snapped while struggling upright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien blinked once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou challenged me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The simplicity of the answer made nearby students suddenly nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because for the first time in academy memory\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone treated the crown prince like an ordinary opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not royalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not untouchable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That terrified nobles more than violence ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaelen grabbed another practice sword furiously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAgain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo,\u201d Master Roderic interrupted sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courtyard froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old instructor rarely raised his voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roderic stared at Lucien carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then toward the wrapped sword still hanging across the boy\u2019s back untouched throughout the duel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou defeated the prince using a practice blade,\u201d he said slowly. \u201cWithout drawing your real weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien remained silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roderic\u2019s face hardened slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy answered honestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause I didn\u2019t want to hurt him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement chilled the courtyard completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not arrogance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even Kaelen stopped speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because suddenly everyone realized the terrifying possibility hidden beneath the humiliation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new student never considered the duel difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander Garrick Vale arrived at the academy before sunset after hearing rumors spread through the capital faster than wildfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He found half the instructors arguing inside the war hall already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was one strike.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo student moves like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis footwork looked wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot wrong,\u201d Roderic corrected quietly. \u201cOld.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garrick listened silently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then asked only one question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid he draw the wrapped sword?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The instructors exchanged uneasy glances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander closed his eyes briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because he already suspected the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years earlier during the Northern Campaigns, Garrick encountered rumors about a hidden sword clan exterminated by the crown after refusing royal service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bloodline capable of ending battles before opponents consciously registered movement itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ashen Veil style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supposedly extinct now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Except the unknown boy at Asterion Academy moved exactly like the survivors described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That night, Garrick found Lucien alone near the western cliffs overlooking the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou embarrassed the prince.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien stared toward the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe challenged me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou could\u2019ve held back more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy finally looked at him quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI already did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind roared softly beneath the cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garrick studied him carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho are you really?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucien\u2019s silver-gray eyes reflected stormlight strangely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he answered with the same calm honesty unsettling everyone around him since arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSomeone my mother told never to fight unless there was no other choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander believed him immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because only people raised around real violence learned restraint before pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By dawn, the entire kingdom already knew the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crown prince challenged the new academy student publicly\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And lost before anyone even saw the strike happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some called it luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others called it humiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the oldest warriors inside Asterion whispered something else after dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because hidden beneath ragged clothing and quiet manners, the academy had unknowingly admitted a swordsman powerful enough to defeat the future king\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without ever drawing his real blade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The academy went silent the moment the boy walked through the gates. 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