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0600—Physical Conditioning and Team Dynamics with Instructor Alvarez

0800—Breakfast

0900—Magic Integration and Ethics with Instructor Hawthorne

1100—Supernatural Studies: Origins and Histories with Melaina

1300—Lunch

1400—Crisis Management Strategies with Aelar

1600—Personal Study Time

1800—Dinner

Tuesday/Thursday:

0600—Physical Conditioning and Team Dynamics with Instructor Alvarez

0800—Breakfast

0900—Contemporary Supernatural Affairs and The Unveiling with Dante

1100—One-on-One Training with Instructor Blackwell

1300—Lunch

1400—Dragonne Library Duties

1800—Dinner

Friday:

0800—Breakfast

0900—Compatibility Challenge

1300—Lunch

1400—Dragonne Library Duties

1800—Dinner

My heart raced as I read through the list again. Each class title seemed to carry the weight of expectations I wasn't sure I could meet. Physical conditioning first thing in the morning? One-on-one sessions with Theron, who clearly despised me? And the Compatibility Challenge every Friday—what exactly did that entail?

Whiskey nudged my hand, demanding more pets. I obliged absently, my mind whirling with questions and doubts. Just this morning, I had been a simple librarian, and now... now I was supposed to be a dragon rider in training.

I glanced around my room, taking in the cozy furnishings that had felt so welcoming just yesterday. Now they seemed to belong to a different life, one I'd left behind the moment Thalon and I had bonded.

"This is a lot, isn’t it?" I whispered, burying my face in his soft fur.

The cat merely purred in response, oblivious to the monumental changes happening around us.

Monday would bring challenges I couldn't even imagine. Would I be able to keep up with the other applicants? Would I make a fool of myself in front of the instructors? And how would I face Theron's hostility?

With a sigh, I gently moved Whiskey and stood up, preparing for bed. As I slipped under the covers, one thought echoed in my mind…

Was I truly ready for what Monday would bring?

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