-PIPPA- The day after the party, the tryouts for the students took place. I was thrilled to see that all my students had passed. Only a handful from the other groups didn’t make it—two from Tudor, one vampire trainer who was going to compete, and two from Phoebe, Uncle’s Hyp cousin, a healer who also trains healers in our academy. Overall, it was an incredibly successful event, with nearly fifty graduates. I cherish moments like this. They fill me with pride, knowing we are truly making a difference in people's lives. Some arrive here broken, searching for a way to heal. It is an honor to give them the tools they need to rebuild themselves. But by the end of the day, the competition would begin. The other nine contestants and I stood in formation in the depths of the woods, clad i

