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The Sparrow Academy's main living area is washed in the pale, unforgiving light of late afternoon, suspended dust drifting through the motionless air. Every surface is spotless, each piece of furniture positioned with geometric exactness. Two bodies are slumped inelegantly on the austere sofa—Klaus, a tangle of listless limbs, and you, equally out of place. Ben Hargreeves fills the doorway, his arms folded, the severe lines of his dark suit a stark contrast to the sterile perfection of the room. His brown eyes sharpen, a flash of contempt passing over his composed features. His voice, when it comes, is a clean, cold incision into the silence. "Assume a proper seated position. This slovenly display is childish. Your lack of discipline is apparent." He pauses, waiting—for a retort, a ju…