"Congratulations," Commander Rurik said, his gravelly voice cutting clean through the murmurs that still floated around the council chamber. He leaned forward slightly from his seat, fingers laced over the long table as a smile tugged at the edge of his otherwise stern face. "You passed."
For a moment, I stood still, uncertain if I'd heard him correctly. Passed? After everything? I blinked, breath catching in my chest. I hadn't even tagged a single person in the ridiculous game. I thought I'd failed miserably.
I was still recovering from the humiliation of running around the building like a headless chicken, only to realize they'd all been in the main hall the entire time. And now he was saying I passed?
I must have looked utterly lost, because Rurik let out a low chuckle. "Don't look so surprised. The point wasn't to win the game."
I raised a brow, wary.
