Veylan saw the black hand before the seal alarm changed.
It pushed through the cracked housing beneath the outer threshold, found the lip of the opening, and pulled.
"Clear the first chamber," he ordered. "Behind the second line. Now."
The assistant nearest him dropped the empty coil and ran to pass the order. The inner instructor kept one hand on the boundary control until the last student outside the break had crossed behind the marked line. Draven moved with them, carrying the rear end of the board. He looked toward the housing once and did not slow down.
The hand closed on the stone. A black shoulder followed it, then the blank front of a helm. Old runes lit along the armor as the construct raised itself into the first chamber. Veylan recognized the shield before it cleared the opening.
"Hollow Knight. C-rank sentinel. Call the reinforced containment team. Keep active attacks off the shield."
