"Come on in."
The voice was not loud, yet it carried an irresistible weight that seemed to vibrate through the very walls of the building. Daniel and Precious stood aside with synchronized, practiced movements. Aurelia led Eve and Justin into the structure, leaving their stunned and horrified teammates behind in the field, where the silence of the Dragon's territory felt more like a physical weight than an absence of sound.
They moved through the hallway in a silence so thick it was claustrophobic. They passed other Dragon Academy students, each one moving with a sense of purpose and discipline that made the Eagle Academy survivors look like disorganized refugees. Finally, they reached the massive doors of the assembly hall.
