Location:Obsidian Academy — Headmaster's study / Training yard / Academy outskirts
Date/Time:Early Ashwhisper, 9939 AZI
Realm:Lower Realm
Headmaster Qin's study smelled of old ink and cold tea.
The room was a contradiction — cluttered and precise at the same time. Scrolls stacked on every surface, formation diagrams pinned to the walls with iron nails, tea cups in various stages of abandonment occupying every flat space not already claimed by paperwork. But the clutter had order. The scrolls were grouped by subject. The diagrams followed a sequence. Even the tea cups seemed to occupy their positions by design rather than negligence.
