Royal Academy Grand Hall – Sol-Regis. Midday – Announcement of the Election Results.
The Grand Hall of the Royal Academy was a place where tradition usually went to be fossilized. Towering stained-glass windows depicted the heroic deeds of the first kings, and the vaulted ceilings echoed with the whispers of past generations of high nobility. Typically, this hall was the stage for the coronation of a senior student—usually a Duke's firstborn or a high-ranking Prince—to the position of Student Council President. It was a role dictated by bloodline and seniority, never by merit or popularity.
But today, the air in the hall was thick with a tension that threatened to shatter the very glass in the windows.
