While the Priests were drawing lots with trepidation, An Su had already finished all the questions.
He stretched lazily, looking out at the daylight outside. The bright late-summer sun shone on the clear glass. Only less than twenty minutes had passed since the start of the examination, and it was still early morning. The branches of the poplar just outside the window quivered slightly, their leaves rustling in the morning breeze, casting a swath of dark green shade.
"No handing in papers early."
Priest Paxi stared at An Su with a face full of dark lines as he walked up to him, whispering in a low voice.
As a professional Order Officer, he could tell what this kid was thinking just from his preliminary movements.
Priest Paxi could feel everyone's rational strings were stretched to their limits.
If this kid were allowed to hand in his paper early, the candidates' mental state would completely collapse.