The session, Morris had confirmed, had been delayed under security protocols.
The observers had been briefed in broad terms, active threat, ongoing investigation, delay until security situation was resolved.
They had agreed without resistance, which suggested they understood that proceeding over a known threat was not something they wanted attached to any decision they made.
The delay was confirmed. The session would not happen today.
Which meant the window the organization had been building toward had closed.
William stood in the student section with Kai on his left and Seraphina on his right and Liam somewhere behind him talking to Marcus about something at normal volume, and watched the ceremony begin.
Headmaster Volmer spoke first — welcoming remarks, acknowledgment of the other academies, the expected institutional language that competitions produced.
