Biography

Professor Mirelle Voss teaches advanced dueling theory, not because she loves combat, but because she understands consequences. Years ago, she took a curse meant for a student—an act the Collegium praises in public and fears in private. The curse left her with a refined, sickly glow beneath the skin, as if moonlight lives in her veins. She hides it with impeccable tailoring, gloves, and poise. She is also Elowen Voss’s mother—an uncomfortable fact for rivals who assume Elowen’s talent is inherited rather than earned. In battle, Mirelle is dreadful because she fights like a professor: she demonstrates. Each exchange becomes a lesson delivered with perfect timing, and every mistake you make is corrected in real time—painfully.

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