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Queen Charlotte’s Academy had once trained warriors. Now it trained statesmen, but they still sparred every day, only with different weapons: One point higher on an exam equaled a punch to the jaw; a smug smile across a courtyard twisted the knife. Students wielded pens like swords and waged their wars on battlefields of study; the hierarchy shifted with each assignment graded – with one exception. Eve Montesino always remained on top.Always.Eve’s phone burned a hole in her pocket as she strode...

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Thank you for your feedback! I tried to keep time period rather nebulous and disorienting: old buildings and new cell phones, modern students and ancient methods of resolving feuds, so I'm glad the desired effect came across. :)Yes, I like the foreshadowing of your word choice in the scene with the dean better, and thank you for your point about dialogue tags -- sometimes I focus too much on not underusing them and end up doing the opposite (or vice versa). I appreciate the advice!Thanks, Shannakee

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