C14 CHAPTER 14: BOND GROWS SLIGHTLY; SMALL SYNCS MOMENT

The Sky Academy felt different the next morning—not louder, not busier, but aware.

Every hallway Lyria walked through carried a subtle hum of curiosity. Students glanced her way, trying (and failing) to pretend they weren’t watching. A few whispered behind datapads. Others offered small smiles of encouragement.

It wasn’t hostile attention.

Just… attention