"Disappoint you?" Adam stood on the platform, the quill, the legacies, all hidden behind a confident smirk. "I wouldn't dare, Teacher."
"I've heard you were blessed with many affinities." Diane took five steps back, creating distance for the demonstration. "I've also heard that one was mysteriously missing. Perhaps Leviathan truly blessed you in the crib." Her gaze turned predatory for a heartbeat.
Adam's smirk froze, his knuckles whitening where they pressed against his tense legs. "Perhaps," he said somberly.
Diane's smile returned, her chuckles echoing across the classroom like crystal bells. "Don't tense up so much. Your missing affinity doesn't matter. At least, not in my class. Darkness. Most curses are tied to that element, but we're not here to nitpick, right? That's why I brought affinities up. Cast a curse. Any curse. Surely you know at least one. I'll demonstrate how to counter it before it afflicts me."
