The classroom door slammed open with a bang that made three unsuspecting students jump in their seats. Twenty heads, a collection of the most powerful and privileged youths in the empire, snapped toward me as I strode in. My shadow, a loyal and dramatic extension of my will, stretched unnaturally long across the polished floorboards, a creeping tide of darkness in the sunlit room.
[System: Dramatic entrance check: Success!]
