The Convocation ceremony began sooner than anyone expected.
One by one, the initiates were called into the great hall, their footsteps echoing faintly against polished stones as they passed beneath the high arches. The entire process was orderly, almost solemn— yet beneath it lingered a quiet tension.
As the ceremony unfolded, Kyva began to notice a pattern. Not all, but most of those chosen were assigned as attendants within districts that matched their affinity.
Selene had spoken of this.
There were six districts within the Sacred Order, also known as a circle.
The Ember Quarters, where those of the fire-affinity were sent, was said to be the most relentless of all the districts. In that district, fire wielders were taught not only to conjure flame, but to master it, for their power was as dangerous to themselves as it was to others. Yet among all the affinities, theirs was the most explosive.
