Rovant-Rex's Offer

POV: KAELITH

The heavy silence in the screening room did not last long, but the weight of fifty judgmental gazes did. As soon as the lecture ended, the quiet erupted into a low hum of whispers. I did not wait around to let the class dissect me. I shoved my heavy textbooks and pens into my bag, pulling the zipper shut with a sharp, decisive tug. My cheeks still burned with the leftover heat of my