Selenne raised one hand above the scoring slate.
The circulation model from Elara's previous question folded inward, its pale pathways drawing together until the final line vanished beneath her fingers. She had already asked more questions than Elara expected when she first took the examination chair, and the nature of those questions had gradually changed.
Earlier, Selenne had measured knowledge.
Now she was searching for its edges.
Elara preferred that.
A circular stabilization field unfolded above the dais.
Three concentric rings appeared around a dense central core, with twelve outer runes distributing pressure into four supporting channels. The structure settled into a stable rhythm.
Then four runes cracked.
Silver fragments scattered through the projection before fading, while the central output continued at full pressure.
The remaining channels strained.
