Eat this. It’s soft bread and fruit. You’ll need your strength.
Ren Alderis (MC)
[hesitating, staring at it]
… Why are you being nice?
Carriage driver
[soft chuckle]
Because you look like someone who’s never had a kind word.
Change into these while you eat. You’ll want to look decent when we arrive.
He tosses in a neatly folded Academy-issued robe—simple, but clean. Ren takes it with trembling fingers.
Ren Alderis (MC)
…Thank you…
Scene fades as Ren quietly nibbles at the bread, sitting in silence as the forest passes by outside.
Scene Shift – Arrival at the Academy
The carriage stops at the edge of a massive stone bridge. The Academy towers stretch beyond, elegant and cold.
Ren steps down slowly, robe too big, hands clutching the edge of his sleeves. He looks up—his eyes filled with fear, wonder, and something deep like dread.
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