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His voice cracked with emotion. “I have learned my lesson tonight, more profoundly than any victory could have taught me. I understand now that true power isn’t about forcing your will, but about… about understanding. About respect.”

He took another shaky step forward, his hands still clasped in front of him. “I beg your forgiveness, sir. For questioning your judgment, for my disrespect, for my… my sheer ignorance. I see now the wisdom in your words, in your choices. Please, just give me a chance to prove that I can learn, that I can grow. I truly understand where I went wrong.”

What would be Mr Kael's decision concerning Mael Vox now?

He paused, letting the full weight of his words sink in. Mael, still frozen, felt every single word pierce him like a thousand digital needles.

“Mael Vox,” Mr. Keal continued, his voice, dropping slightly, was now tinged with a feigned pity that was far more cutting than any anger, “is a classic example of what happens when one’s ego becomes larger than
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