Chapter 77 — Halls of Learning
The newly established Academy of Twilight sat on a gentle slope overlooking the capital, its black stone walls warmed by hybrid runes that shifted softly between shadow and light. Built only months after the Convergence, it was already one of Liora's proudest achievements — a place where young demons, hybrids, and even a few brave mortals could study side by side without fear of persecution or judgment.
Cairis and Liora arrived on foot, cloaks drawn against the crisp autumn air. No grand procession. No royal guards beyond two discreet shadows. Today, they came not as distant rulers, but as participants.
The head scholar, an elderly hybrid named Thalor with silver-streaked hair and calm violet eyes, met them at the entrance. He bowed deeply but smiled with genuine warmth.
"My King. My Queen. The students have been waiting eagerly. Some of them still can't believe you're really coming to teach."
