[Riven's POV]
Sleep was impossible.
Riven stared at the ceiling of the dormitory, listening to the steady breathing of other trainees around him.
They were your typical prison bunk bed.... well, he was lying on the bottom bunk.
Elena's words kept echoing in his mind:
*They've been watching you since before the Veil incident. None of it is random. *
What did that even mean? Had the Guild somehow known he would develop a system before he'd entered his first Veil?
The timing felt impossible, but then again, everything about his situation had felt impossible from the beginning.
His family's disappearance in that Red Veil incident two years ago.
His desperate decision to enter a Gray Veil alone. His system awakening at exactly the right moment to save his life.
Meeting Marcus, Maya, and Jake - all of whom happened to have exactly the skills needed to support his missions.
None of it is random.... right? ....it might just be coincidences Riven thought to himself.
