It had been a day since Cassian and the others decided to hide some of their powers, and it was proving harder than they'd imagined. Holding back in fights wasn't easy when the opponents weren't weak. Cassian had grown adept at taking down groups of fairies with ease, but the clones of the Examinees were another story entirely. Each encounter was a brutal struggle, testing their limits in ways that made restraint feel like a dangerous gamble.
But the battles weren't the only issue. The group faced an even greater threat: the fake ones sneaking into their ranks. These doppelgangers were disturbingly convincing, blending in so seamlessly that no one could tell until it was too late. And then—buzzinga—another head would roll, leaving the group in chaos and pushing their already strained trust to its breaking point.