Vakkler sees a blonde half-elf girl he doesn't recognize sitting near the back. She seems to be absently flexing and unflexing her hands, in much the same way that cats might to extend their claws.
Vakkler glances towards Vai, but is unable to find anything in particular she's doing wrong. He frowns at her and moves on.
Enre finishes his letters before going to bed. After getting up the next morning and readying himself he goes off to send the letters. He than walks around the school for a few hours thinking about what he will show everyone when they come visit. He finally heads back to his room to check his belongs along while also thinking if they were still scared of him because of the raid.
"Mmmm. I find that I have a particularly low tolerance for irony these days, having been something of an object lesson in it."
"Oh, don't worry about it, this is harmless irony. Mostly. You have to be in on the joke to get it though." Alton explains.
"Mmmm. I find that I have a particularly low tolerance for irony these days, having been something of an object lesson in it.""Oh, don't worry about it, this is harmless irony. Mostly. You have to be in on the joke to get it though." Alton explains.
"I guess my sense of humor is broken then. Still not seeing the funny," she said dryly. "But then I guess I wouldn't."
Ryo sighs as the message comes in. It seems like there wouldn't be an rest for a while. He sits down at his desks and readies himself and opens the door for the visitors.
"Welcome to my school. I hope the trip here was not difficult. If I may, what is business here today?"
"I guess my sense of humor is broken then. Still not seeing the funny," she said dryly. "But then I guess I wouldn't."
"Kamenwati was the key that unlocked Taron's emotions, freed him if you will, and now he can really fly. Almost. It's sad really, that his emotions are the greater cage..."
"I guess my sense of humor is broken then. Still not seeing the funny," she said dryly. "But then I guess I wouldn't.""Kamenwati was the key that unlocked Taron's emotions, freed him if you will, and now he can really fly. Almost. It's sad really, that his emotions are the greater cage..."
She looked at him sharply her eyes rapidly changing first to draconic appearance and then fading to dark purple black before going back to normal. And then she laughed.
"You really are still just a child aren't you? You don't understand anything at all, no matter how much you know."
"You really are still just a child aren't you? You don't understand anything at all, no matter how much you know."
"This from the girl who only just realized she should not try to fix every little wrong and protect every person you know? Have you saved your brother yet, who's anger at being in Agartha you have felt?"
"We've been hearing things."
"Good things I hope. The past two days have been long for me indeed."
"Recruiting practices? Coming to this school is a choice, I merely send the invitation. What could you possible be suspicious of?"
"I can, since there are no dragons in this school. I would know if a destructive creature such as a dragon was roaming my halls." He picks up the scale and examines it critically. "You know we have a serpent shaman here, right? Your 'source' seems to have picked up a scale from one of his friends. May I asked who is stirring up trouble for my school?"
"You really are still just a child aren't you? You don't understand anything at all, no matter how much you know.""This from the girl who only just realized she should not try to fix every little wrong and protect every person you know? Have you saved your brother yet, who's anger at being in Agartha you have felt?"
"Didn't you already say that I've realized that I shouldn't fix every problem myself? Taron has to save himself, or none of it will have any meaning for him. Because sometimes the 'mistakes' are the only way to get it right," she said, comprehension dawning, her attention completely diverted from Alton, as she started to look at things from a completely different perspective. "It makes so much more sense if you don't try to look at it in a linear fashion," she murmured to herself.
The dwarf frowns.
The younger man speaks up. "He wishes to remain anonymous. But he has offered highly substantial evidence towards our peril. That scale is the best physical proof, but his testimony cannot be doubted."
"Your peril? Dragons have been extinct for thousands of years, and unless some necromancer has gotten a hold of some bones, you have nothing to fear?"
"It makes so much more sense if you don't try to look at it in a linear fashion," she murmured to herself.
"Ah, good, you get it now. I can mark that off my list at least. Now, it looks like Fly Free is almost done. I hope you've stretched enough for your performance. You probably don't want to mess up on stage, though I think a laugh would do wonders for everyone."
Headmaster Ryo can sense someone magically spying on them. An image of Filne enters his mind giving a wink.
Ryo acknowledges Filne with a mental nod.
"The demons were not my school's. A student was overconfident in his abilities to summon and control. Have you ever thought that the very existence of this school is keeping the people of Agartha safe? Imagine what would have happened if that student was not in the school were the demons were contained! They would have run rampant and spread like a plague."
"Now, I am more than willing to send someone to take care of any and all demons that got out of the school, but I will not have you thinking that we encourage the possible creation of a full-scale demonic invasion in this school! You have accused me of having dragons in Avalon, and I have said I am innocent of such a charge. Then you accuse me of unleashing demons on the city, and that is a charge I am also innocent of."
"Of course, how I could have been harboring a creature that has been confirmed extinct is beyond me anyway."
"It makes so much more sense if you don't try to look at it in a linear fashion," she murmured to herself."Ah, good, you get it now. I can mark that off my list at least. Now, it looks like Fly Free is almost done. I hope you've stretched enough for your performance. You probably don't want to mess up on stage, though I think a laugh would do wonders for everyone."
Ephebe finished up her stretches.
"Yeah, I'm good, I just need to change my shoes and find somewhere to stow my practice shoes and robe."
"And Alton? I'm sorry. I shouldn't have laughed at you. That was uncalled for."
"Don't worry about it, I said laughs were good for morale, right?" Alton says with a wink. "Don't mess up or anything, okay? It could make my pyrotechnics look shoddy."
Filne comes in shortly after the three leave. He is rubbing the back of his head with a half amused half concerned look.
"You know I smell trouble. Two of them seem reasonable but the third I make out as someone with something to prove. People like that tend to only be interested in their own truth. Should I keep an eye on them?"
"Spying is not something I generally condone, but keeping an eye on them when they are in public would be harmless people watching, so there really isn't much I could do to stop you as long as it does not interfere with teaching your students."
Ryo does not appear to be giving out his stance on the matter one way or the other, merely option.
"Don't worry about it, I said laughs were good for morale, right?" Alton says with a wink. "Don't mess up or anything, okay? It could make my pyrotechnics look shoddy."
"And we wouldn't want that, would we?" she said airily over her shoulder as she ran off backstage to change into her performance shoes.
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"Spying is not something I generally condone, but keeping an eye on them when they are in public would be harmless people watching, so there really isn't much I could do to stop you as long as it does not interfere with teaching your students."
Ryo does not appear to be giving out his stance on the matter one way or the other, merely option.
Filne shrugs.
"Spying implies their is something worth hiding. Innocent people have nothing to fear from their little secrets. After all what could simple townspeople have to hide that would matter to us. I for one could care less to find out who has been sneaking extra eggs out of the hen house or that so and so's son is seeing the local barmaid. Anything that would be worth our attention would be dangerous and so being forewarned would give us time to avert such a tragic event in the making or at least prepare for it."
He shrugs again then bows.
"Well all these theories serve little purpose. Let us simply do our duty and hope for the best. If you'll excuse me I must return to watching the students and stopping a highly strung kobold from putting more students in detention then in their classes. Headmaster."
He quickly walks away towards yet another victim of the rampaging kobold.
"I really do need to remind him about his vacation time..." Ryo says to himself as he sits back and starts reworking the magical wards on the school. Again.
"And we wouldn't want that, would we?" she said airily over her shoulder as she ran off backstage to change into her performance shoes.
"Best of luck."
Alton goes to take his spot above the stage, hidden by the lights as he gets ready. It's not about the music really, but making a great show will push the thoughts of yesterday out of everyone's mind.
Vakkler's 'victim' is looking quite miserable. The kobold is lecturing him on 'distracting the mammals from their beautiful screeching', and ripping to shreds a shout scroll.
"I'll be right back." Michael tells Kitty when he sees Vakkler lecturing. He goes to stand next to the kid. "Professor, just take the scroll and let him go. We all need to just have some fun here."
"And, um, thanks for saving me yesterday. I'm sorry you had to though, it wasn't my best moment."
"I'll be right back." Michael tells Kitty when he sees Vakkler lecturing. He goes to stand next to the kid. "Professor, just take the scroll and let him go. We all need to just have some fun here."
"And, um, thanks for saving me yesterday. I'm sorry you had to though, it wasn't my best moment."
Vakkler frowns at Michael. "Fair enough."
He turns and leaves, inwardly making a note to come back and give the boy a night of slurk duty. Once Dacamara's gone, of course.
"That went better than I expected." Michael says as he returns to Kitty's side. "He didn't yell at me."
Nasima sits back in her seat, enjoying Fly Free's set and eagerly awaiting the performances by the rest of her friends. It's probably the first time she's been fully relaxed since she got here, and it feels so wonderful.
Watches...
Enjoys the show, and looks over to Nala evry so often to see if she at least looks like she's havin a good time...
"That went better than I expected." Michael says as he returns to Kitty's side. "He didn't yell at me."
Kitty smiled. "Things are looking up."
She nodded towards Saffire, biting her lip to keep from laughing out loud at the sight of the tiny blue drake headbanging to the music. "I think he likes it."
Enjoys the show, and looks over to Nala evry so often to see if she at least looks like she's havin a good time...
Once in a while it looks like she almost smiles, which is about as cheerful as she ever seems to look.
She nodded towards Saffire, biting her lip to keep from laughing out loud at the sight of the tiny blue drake headbanging to the music. "I think he likes it."
"He's tone-deaf." Michael says, amazed and trying not to laugh as well. "This isn't the kind of music for that... Oh, wait the heck?" He promptly starts imitating Saffire, determined to have fun even if he ends up looking like a fool.
She nodded towards Saffire, biting her lip to keep from laughing out loud at the sight of the tiny blue drake headbanging to the music. "I think he likes it.""He's tone-deaf." Michael says, amazed and trying not to laugh as well. "This isn't the kind of music for that... Oh, wait the heck?" He promptly starts imitating Saffire, determined to have fun even if he ends up looking like a fool.
Kitty laughed and joined in, not wanting to miss the fun.
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The concert hall was full of noise as the students talked amongst themselves during the transition between musicians.
Ephebe quickly finished lacing her shoes and shoved her robe into an out of the way corner. She smiled at the performer, a solo act, and then her eyes widened.
"Wow, the Champion of Song. We really can't go wrong on this one, can we. I'll do my best not to drag down the performance." ^.^
"Oh, hey, I think that Gaelvin is up next. I really want to hear his performance...I've already learned so much and we've only had a couple of lessons. I can't wait to hear what he can do."