The crystal spear floated above the Forest Table, and the entire chamber held its breath.
As much as the elders hated to admit it, this was a groundbreaking moment. Their hands were tied. The world had been ravaged by monsters, and the academies had become the last safe sanctuaries.
The academies had survived this long only because players kept answering the Light's call and stepping into a world that was already breaking apart.
No elder in the room could deny Cassandra's eye for talent anymore. The players under her command had already proven their potential, and if she walked away disappointed today, the academy would feel it.
Others would see it too. Players might stop looking at this place as a rising sanctuary and start looking elsewhere.
