[It turns out that nearly two decades of breathing toxic fumes doesn't leave one unscathed, even if they do manage to leave. By the time Viktor gained admittance to the Academy, his fate was already sealed--it would just take another decade or so for that to become evident.
But maybe he'd always known. He's never been able to escape his origins, not really.]
I was the assistant to the Dean. [Viktor sounds surprised, that Kell might consider that accomplished.] A respectable position, for someone of my status, but not a career.
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[It turns out that nearly two decades of breathing toxic fumes doesn't leave one unscathed, even if they do manage to leave. By the time Viktor gained admittance to the Academy, his fate was already sealed--it would just take another decade or so for that to become evident.
But maybe he'd always known. He's never been able to escape his origins, not really.]
I was the assistant to the Dean. [Viktor sounds surprised, that Kell might consider that accomplished.] A respectable position, for someone of my status, but not a career.