<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian put his hand on her hair, stroking it as he held her. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff">“She’s doing it because she thinks she can affect things. Because if you pass the third circle exam after she declared you unable it would make her wrong. But I’m gonna let you in on a little secret.” </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">he leaned down and stage whispered in her ear</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff"> “She can’t do a damn thing. The way that the tests are proctored anyone is looked into if their grade is drastically different from the others. They even keep a fourth judge around that has is keeping their own private score. In case favoritism or personal grudges get in the way.”</span>