"Everyone, please hold on for a moment, I need to step out briefly," Alexander told the puzzled mage apprentices, turning to leave the classroom.
Before exiting, he suddenly remembered something and approached one of the mage apprentices at the front, asking, "Could you give me a scroll you don't need?"
The mage apprentice nodded, pulled out a blank magic scroll, and handed it to Alexander. Taking the scroll, Alexander left the classroom and headed to the stairwell.
He quickly folded the scroll with both hands, swiftly crafting it into a doll. Then, he channeled a wisp of soul energy from his right hand into the doll.
Alexander recited a spell, and the doll suddenly burst into flames, turning to ash that drifted to the ground. "Done," he said, dusting off his hands and heading back to the classroom.
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