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In a much darker, more secluded room stood Lyra, her body barely visible, covered like usual under a cloak of black.
She seemed to be alone, the flickering light from a nearby holoscreen casting her shadow across the room.
Her red eyes glanced at a distant window, landing on the Tower of the Academy which rose high to the sky.
She was a few buildings away from the Academy, far from the halls and their students, yet due to her vantage point they were clear as day.
This room she was in was within the few apartment complexes that surrounded the Academy's walls, using it as guaranteed protection.
It was a hotspot for crime, as there was no better place to get away with illegality than right under the UEF's nose.
As the saying went, the safest place to hide was always in plain sight, and nowhere was plainer than the heart of the beast.
