{Rennon}
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I paused. Every muscle in my body stilled, gears suddenly turning in my brain.
Only a handful of students and faculty had access to that room. The rune wouldn't even let you in unless the card matched your aura.
Zenon, catching the same thought, turned toward Lennon. "You just narrowed the range of suspects."
Lennon grinned, all smug and sparkly-eyed. "So… that was helpful?"
"Very." I dropped my cutlery with a soft clatter and rose from my chair. I stepped around to give him a solid pat on the shoulder. "Thanks."
Lennon looked at me, half-pleased, half-suspicious. "Wait, that's it? No explanation? You're just going to thank me and vanish like some crime-solving ghost?"
Zenon watched me too, quiet, but expectant.
I grabbed my blazer from the coat stand where I had left it when I first set foot inside Zenon's office today, and slipped one arm through.
