Inside, the auditorium buzzed with barely contained energy. Students filled the seats row by row, their voices creating a constant hum of anticipation and dread.
Blazar and Vyne found seats in the middle section, neither too close to draw attention nor too far to miss anything. Around them, the noise continued to build, hundreds of conversations blending into a roar.
On the stage, faculty members began to file in, taking their positions like judges at a tribunal. Daisy Thornwood walked with confident strides, her head held high. Other faculty followed, some looking uncomfortable, others eager for the proceedings to begin.
Principal Glass was notably absent.
The Grand Auditorium was a masterpiece of intimidation. Tiered seating rose in perfect concentric circles, ensuring every witness had an unobstructed view of the central platform.
And there, on the raised dais behind the speaker's podium, sat the five kings of Prestigia on their thrones.
