Chapter 241.3 - You are not the only one

Cadet Name: Darien Vale

Rank: 340

Division: Mid-Combat Track

Discipline: Mixed Weapon + Wind-Ether Conduction

Background: No known noble ties. Partial orphan record. Sponsorship through anonymous provincial benefactor.

Affinity: Listed as Wind-Type.

Mana Cycle: Clean. Consistent.

But—

Overlaying the glyph structure from his last recorded sparring exam revealed something curious.

His Wind Magic wasn't circulating traditionally.

It folded.

Recurred on itself.

Looped.

Almost like lunar-phase constructs.

Unconscious? Perhaps.

But real.

Leonard tapped his finger once against the slate, setting a soft marker. Not a guild recruitment tag—he didn't need any competing interest. This one was private.

Silent. Reserved. Watchlisted.