Adrian's POV
The report reached me before the whispers did.
It always does.
"Training hall," Rowan said quietly, standing just inside the doorway of my study. "They've started using her."
I didn't look up immediately.
That word again.
Using.
Not helping. Not testing. Not observing.
Using.
"How many?" I asked.
"Enough," he replied.
That meant more than a number.
I set the document aside and stood. "Who was leading it?"
"Darius."
That made sense.
Darius didn't waste time on things that didn't matter.
If he was involved, then this wasn't casual observation anymore.
It was deliberate.
"And the result?" I asked.
Rowan hesitated for a second.
"She's inconsistent," he said. "But not in the way they expected."
Of course not.
I wal
