The second pulse spread through the courtyard before anyone had fully moved past the first.
A hush fell across the gathered second-years as the air above the Southern District thickened with magic. Light gathered into a wide rectangular plane, suspended high enough for the whole courtyard to see, its edges sharp and steady despite the morning mist. Lines of text formed across it in clean academy script, each word appearing with the same cold precision as the projection in Beacon Hall.
At the same time, a smaller screen unfolded in front of Sheila, low enough for her alone to use but bright enough for Edith, Felix, and those nearest her to understand that it carried more than the public display.
The large screen finished forming.
BASTION TASK ONE: OUTER PERIMETER CALIBRATION
Three academy survey anchors have been placed outside Veyrhold's perimeter. Recover and activate them before the sixth hour after sunrise.
Required anchor zones:
Western forest line.
