The Combat Trial

As the classmates' insults got nastier, Elise couldn't help feeling super pleased. After all, since Maeve was called a genius by Sylvia, it made sense that the big shots in Valerius would be all over her.

Now the internet's full of people trashing her, but the bigwigs in Valerius didn't seem to care. Elise guessed they knew Maeve's true color all along.

Elise sneered inwardly, thinking, 'To them,