Tyrrin follows the direction, after casting defensive spells on herself. Could never be too careful.
"A figurative treasure. And I'm not being as trusting as you think, Tamara. There's a barrier around this planet. No one hostile to us can perceive the planet and anyone hostile to us who leaves here forgets everything about this place as they pass through the barrier. It is well and truly protected. If you wish to go back to the Empire, to a world more friendly to magic users perhaps, that can be arranged at your convenience."
"You must have had or do have several powerful magic users for such a barrier to exist. With it, even if the 'treasure' is somehow found, it still remains safe. That is quite the defense, if I may say so."
Gareth starts thinking hard. Something was nagging at him in the back of his mind, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was...
Tyrrin follows the direction, after casting defensive spells on herself. Could never be too careful.
About a minute and a half after Tyrrin gets to the table, a firebird in his late teens shows up and puts a few books back on the shelf before turning to her.
"You're practically glowing, and while you are quite attractive looking I think you know I'm talking about your magical defenses." He bows with a single, fluid motion. "Tyrrin Denulia, daughter of High Seer Denulia and sister to Ehos Denulia, am I right? Alton Keme de Eil, formerly of the family de Eil, at your service." A quick glance reveals that his library employee badge has the same name. "I believe you have some questions?"
"Aananda, I can't begin to tell you how much it meant to me that you went to get my children, especially by yourself."
Ephebe smiled. "Well, you can't expect me to tell you all of our secrets. After all, no one here is exactly what they appear to be."
"Those of you who are school age should notice the classrooms we're passing right now. There are all kinds of classes available here, including several types of arcane studies. It's your choice whether you want to enroll or not, but this is an excellent chance to learn to master your abilities. Since you are new to this world, you would also have to take History of Agartha, a basic class intended to help you adjust to life on this world, and every student is required to take physical education. Most take basic, but for the more athletically inclined there is also advanced PE. Mom teaches that, for now, but she's trying to build a mechanized chamber so that she can focus on her other duties full time. Advanced PE is a pretty small class even though there are many students here. But not many who feel comfortable with boulders hurtling at them. Tomorrow is Monday, so you're welcome to come and observe classes before you make any final decisions about enrolling."
"Neither can I. I may be a Hunter, but a fully grown black with a contingent of people trained to take down magic-users might have been more than I could handle alone."
"Aananda, I can't begin to tell you how much it meant to me that you went to get my children, especially by yourself."
She gives him a bemused look. "My niece and nephews were in danger. How could I not go and get them? Honestly, the thought of not going never crossed my mind. Whatever else is going on, family is the most important."
"Unfortunately, I did give the Empire fuel for their hatred of the resistance and more clues of our true technical capabilities than I'm comfortable with, but it's a small price to pay considering."
She sighed and grinned at Lysander. "I'll say it again. Family. Works. Together. You're not alone. Not anymore."
Morgan is working at rebinding a book when the alarm goes off. Upon checking the reason, he contacts Headmaster Ryo via telepathy.
::Excuse me Headmaster. There has been a breakin in one of the restricted libraries containing information on the Dragon Empire. Whomever broke in was apparently able to mask their presense for several minutes. Am checking on it now.::
"You let them know we've got nanites, something they may have already suspected by-" The Headmaster stops talking as he gets Morgan's message. "Someone is in the Dragon Empire section of the library. Put up a restricted sign and nothing tempts a person more."
::Do not make yourself known, at least not at first.:: Ryo thinks back to Morgan. ::Get a look at their faces before the have a chance to hide or run.::
Aananda groaned. "Six days. We just need six more days before they make with the mass hysteria ."
She sighed. "Do you need me to go take care of it?"
"Tomorrow is Monday, so you're welcome to come and observe classes before you make any final decisions about enrolling."
"I think they would like that." Tamara replies. "After so long being cooped up, it feels good to be free and do something for yourself."
"Gareth, right? How old are you? It's just that I'm guessing that most of the classes here are going to be above your level...I'm actually working on starting a program here for our younger students, but it's still in the planning stages."
Aananda groaned. "Six days. We just need six more days before they make with the mass hysteria ."
She sighed. "Do you need me to go take care of it?"
"Our librarian is looking into it now. In related news, I sent my reply to High Seer Denulia. The meeting shall be the day after the War is held." Ryo sighs. "Denulia already distrusts me because I'm a Cardcaster. I do not expect the meeting to be anything but taxing."
"Lysander, take your cousins to get something to eat. Make sure it's the blandest food you can find, and make sure they eat it all." The Antairus Three groan at the thought of not having anything tasty for dinner, but otherwise stay quiet. "That should be a good start to their punishment. They go straight to bed afterward. No dessert. No story."
"Of course." Lysander replies, shooing the children out of the lab.
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"Gareth, right? How old are you? It's just that I'm guessing that most of the classes here are going to be above your level...I'm actually working on starting a program here for our younger students, but it's still in the planning stages."
"Um, almost six. I don't know how years work here though."
Ghalen heads to the library, hoping to gain access to the empirial library again. He goes to where he went before...but it's not...working. He frowns in disappointment, and decides to check out the 'legal' section, to familiarize himself with local law.
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"Gareth, right? How old are you? It's just that I'm guessing that most of the classes here are going to be above your level...I'm actually working on starting a program here for our younger students, but it's still in the planning stages."
"Um, almost six. I don't know how years work here though."
"Okay. Well, then you're about the same age as Matthias I think. You can sit in on lessons with my cousins for a bit. I'll get you something to help with comprehend languages since they don't do lessons in common," she said with a friendly smile. "It's probably for the best that you stay with them in general for now. Our current facilities are designed more with teenagers in mind."
To all, ::It would be very helpful if you would say any questions you have out loud. More than just to Tamara. You are, after all, your own individual selves.::
"Over here we have the auditorium. There's another space in the basement that's also often used for performances and activities. And we're coming up on the cafeteria. Are any of you hungry?"
Aananda groaned. "Six days. We just need six more days before they make with the mass hysteria ."
She sighed. "Do you need me to go take care of it?"
"Our librarian is looking into it now. In related news, I sent my reply to High Seer Denulia. The meeting shall be the day after the War is held." Ryo sighs. "Denulia already distrusts me because I'm a Cardcaster. I do not expect the meeting to be anything but taxing."
"Lysander, take your cousins to get something to eat. Make sure it's the blandest food you can find, and make sure they eat it all." The Antairus Three groan at the thought of not having anything tasty for dinner, but otherwise stay quiet. "That should be a good start to their punishment. They go straight to bed afterward. No dessert. No story."
"Of course." Lysander replies, shooing the children out of the lab.
Aananda sighed. "Yeah, High Seer Denulia is going to be a problem. And it's only going to get worse when she finds out about us dragons.There's no easy way around it. But it has to be done."
Morgan arrives at the room with all the data-pads and searches for clues.
Finding the small pile of ashes he casts touch of history (1 min casting time for 3 hours of history)from a scroll.
Focusing on the history of the burned card Morgan is able stealthly track its recipiant.
Tyrrin follows the direction, after casting defensive spells on herself. Could never be too careful.
About a minute and a half after Tyrrin gets to the table, a firebird in his late teens shows up and puts a few books back on the shelf before turning to her.
"You're practically glowing, and while you are quite attractive looking I think you know I'm talking about your magical defenses." He bows with a single, fluid motion. "Tyrrin Denulia, daughter of High Seer Denulia and sister to Ehos Denulia, am I right? Alton Keme de Eil, formerly of the family de Eil, at your service." A quick glance reveals that his library employee badge has the same name. "I believe you have some questions?"
"At least I know I was right in my assumption that you were spying on me. Magical defenses are prudent when you are being followed. What does a firebird want with me? How do you know what I've been doing?" Tyrrin's stance is defensive, but she's obviously curious about Alton.
"Believe it or not, it's a part of my job. I know the Avalon librarian is currently on his way here for instance. We have time though. You already know a bit, but I don't think you've put it all together yet. What is it exactly that you want to know?"
"Okay. Well, then you're about the same age as Matthias I think. You can sit in on lessons with my cousins for a bit. I'll get you something to help with comprehend languages since they don't do lessons in common," she said with a friendly smile. "It's probably for the best that you stay with them in general for now. Our current facilities are designed more with teenagers in mind."
"Oh. Okay. I don't think I'll need help though. It's hard to explain."
To all, ::It would be very helpful if you would say any questions you have out loud. More than just to Tamara. You are, after all, your own individual selves.::
Juco and Maru glance at each other and just barely shrug.
"I should have explained. My apologies, Ephebe." Tamara says. "Juco and Maru have never talked much at all. Stay around them long enough and you can understand them though."
"Over here we have the auditorium. There's another space in the basement that's also often used for performances and activities. And we're coming up on the cafeteria. Are any of you hungry?"
The girl speaks up.
"I would like something to eat. I'm not sure how long I was out before your... mother? Before your mother found me."
Aananda sighed. "Yeah, High Seer Denulia is going to be a problem. And it's only going to get worse when she finds out about us dragons.There's no easy way around it. But it has to be done."
"It won't help matters if it's found out that part of my family had something to do with the sky changing. Denulia's children manifested their abilities on that night, and poor Ehos hurt a lot of people accidently."
"Okay. Well, then you're about the same age as Matthias I think. You can sit in on lessons with my cousins for a bit. I'll get you something to help with comprehend languages since they don't do lessons in common," she said with a friendly smile. "It's probably for the best that you stay with them in general for now. Our current facilities are designed more with teenagers in mind.""Oh. Okay. I don't think I'll need help though. It's hard to explain."
To all, ::It would be very helpful if you would say any questions you have out loud. More than just to Tamara. You are, after all, your own individual selves.::Juco and Maru glance at each other and just barely shrug.
"I should have explained. My apologies, Ephebe." Tamara says. "Juco and Maru have never talked much at all. Stay around them long enough and you can understand them though."
"Over here we have the auditorium. There's another space in the basement that's also often used for performances and activities. And we're coming up on the cafeteria. Are any of you hungry?"The girl speaks up.
"I would like something to eat. I'm not sure how long I was out before your... mother? Before your mother found me."
"Well, Juco and Maru, if either of you are inclined towards telepathy, I would suggest honing your skills. Psionic abilities are fairly common here. No one will think it at all odd."
"Yes, she's my mother. Well, then, let's make a pit stop in the cafeteria. The staff will probably not be happy to see me again given how very much I ate at first dinner, but I find that I am quite hungry again myself and since James won't be eating dinner tonight, I don't feel bad taking his share." ^.^
She leads the way into the cafeteria and helps the others navigate the line and make their food choices and leads them to a table before heading off to eat a whole heaping table's worth of food that could not possibly fit in her small, slender frame.
Aananda sighed. "Yeah, High Seer Denulia is going to be a problem. And it's only going to get worse when she finds out about us dragons.There's no easy way around it. But it has to be done.""It won't help matters if it's found out that part of my family had something to do with the sky changing. Denulia's children manifested their abilities on that night, and poor Ehos hurt a lot of people accidently."
"One of many reasons why I'm less than happy with how Taron chose to go about that."
She leads the way into the cafeteria and helps the others navigate the line and make their food choices and leads them to a table before heading off to eat a whole heaping table's worth of food...
"I see why the kitchen staff is less than happy with your reappearance." Tamara says as she and the others sit down for a bite to eat.
Gareth seems to be a having a rather one-sided conversation with Juco, answering unasked questions and asking his own.
"One of many reasons why I'm less than happy with how Taron chose to go about that."
"Well, if Tamrin has found him than I'm sure there is little yelling you could do that he hasn't already heard. I do agree with you though, I do not think they anticipated what that much raw magic could do. I still want to know how they managed to keep that much built up and secret..."
Morssgan thinks to himself, "Ah, one of Mr. de Eli's pets. Maybe he forgets I ate the last one he left here. A bit spicy but still delicious."
As Morgan he continues to follow the trail to the Mystery section, being fairly sure of what he will find and that he is expected. Only the other players in the game remain.
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"Believe it or not, it's a part of my job. I know the Avalon librarian is currently on his way here for instance. We have time though. You already know a bit, but I don't think you've put it all together yet. What is it exactly that you want to know?"
"I have several things I'd like to know. First and foremost: What happenned to the sky to make it change? Are dragons real? Is the Dragon Empire real? Why is Agartha seemingly seperate from it, if there are many other worlds under their control? Lastly, if all this information is known in Avalon, why doesn't the rest of the world know? Why are they hiding it?"
She leads the way into the cafeteria and helps the others navigate the line and make their food choices and leads them to a table before heading off to eat a whole heaping table's worth of food..."I see why the kitchen staff is less than happy with your reappearance." Tamara says as she and the others sit down for a bite to eat.
Gareth seems to be a having a rather one-sided conversation with Juco, answering unasked questions and asking his own.
"Yeah....it's only bad because they're now being extra obnoxious with the breakfast choices. Scrambled eggs. Morning sickness that is triggered by the smell of cooked eggs...now the cleaning staff are complaining too," she said cheerfully as she finished swallowing an entire pan of enchiladas.
"One of many reasons why I'm less than happy with how Taron chose to go about that.""Well, if Tamrin has found him than I'm sure there is little yelling you could do that he hasn't already heard. I do agree with you though, I do not think they anticipated what that much raw magic could do. I still want to know how they managed to keep that much built up and secret..."
"With kids who can play with time and alter reality, I stopped worrying about the how they do these things a long time ago. It's better for the sanity."
"I have several things I'd like to know. First and foremost: What happenned to the sky to make it change? Are dragons real? Is the Dragon Empire real? Why is Agartha seemingly seperate from it, if there are many other worlds under their control? Lastly, if all this information is known in Avalon, why doesn't the rest of the world know? Why are they hiding it?"
"One of the students here knew what the world really was, and set about to change it. I offered my help, naturally, so things wouldn't go badly. He thought 'Why should we be stuck in a cage?' and decided to break said cage. He reversed what was done long ago, and turned the planent inside out. You didn't have a sky until then. Thousands of years of ancient and dying wards were in the way."
"The Dragon Empire is real, and Agartha is where the Amethyst dragons decided to hide away rather then join a conflict they could not win. Times have changed though, and we may see just what happens because of that."
"The information isn't exactly known to Avalon, just a few people in it. Look around, this isn't the school's library. I'm sure you've heard the legends about how all real dragons are horrible, terrible beasts of destruction? Well, when it comes to Agartha's dragons, those are false stories spread by Imperial assassins. Still, hatred of the creatures is wide spread. How do you think people would eact if they found out their world was created by the dragons they hate so much? People fear what they don't understand, Miss Denulia, which is why so many still mistrust Cardcastors. It's strange that you still do though, considering one is doing what he can to help your brother."
"Yeah....it's only bad because they're now being extra obnoxious with the breakfast choices. Scrambled eggs. Morning sickness that is triggered by the smell of cooked eggs...now the cleaning staff are complaining too," she said cheerfully as she finished swallowing an entire pan of enchiladas.
"Congratulations. At least a little bit of your appetite is explained now." Tamara smiles. "At least with such a wide variety of food you will have a hard time growing bored with your meals."
With kids who can play with time and alter reality, I stopped worrying about the how they do these things a long time ago. It's better for the sanity."
"I have a feeling that is a method I'm going to have to adopt. I nearly made the school space worthy when Ephebe told me my children were on Jegareth."
"But what can Taron do?" Ryo wonders. "Up until recently he hasn't shown anything truly out of the ordinary."
"With kids who can play with time and alter reality, I stopped worrying about the how they do these things a long time ago. It's better for the sanity.""I have a feeling that is a method I'm going to have to adopt. I nearly made the school space worthy when Ephebe told me my children were on Jegareth."
"But what can Taron do?" Ryo wonders. "Up until recently he hasn't shown anything truly out of the ordinary."
"I strongly suspect from what we saw with this whole incident that he's somehow copying the abilities of others, including his siblings."
"That would make him like Mr. Dacamara. You would think, as connected as they were, that his siblings would have caught on that something was happening though."
"Yeah....it's only bad because they're now being extra obnoxious with the breakfast choices. Scrambled eggs. Morning sickness that is triggered by the smell of cooked eggs...now the cleaning staff are complaining too," she said cheerfully as she finished swallowing an entire pan of enchiladas."Congratulations. At least a little bit of your appetite is explained now." Tamara smiles. "At least with such a wide variety of food you will have a hard time growing bored with your meals."
"Trust me, around here, boredom is never a problem. All of my family have large appetites. We're kinda infamous for it. But yeah, little ones on the way tends to require a lot of extra nutrition."
"If you let the kitchen staff know what kind of foods you prefer, they'll start making those kinds of things for you."
"That would make him like Mr. Dacamara. You would think, as connected as they were, that his siblings would have caught on that something was happening though."
"I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be something very similar to Mr. Dacamara. And I haven't been able to get anything out of the other two, but there is something fishy going on between the three of them. There seems to be something wrong with the connection between them. That's all I've got so far."
Vai looked up from the first plate of real food she'd had that day. A whole chicken was already gone, just bone left, and she was working on another. She nods soberly as Ephebe explains the Sunwake appetite.
"If you let the kitchen staff know what kind of foods you prefer, they'll start making those kinds of things for you."
"Anything is better than being feed through an IV. It's been quite a while since I last had my favorites though... I shall look into it if they decide to enroll." She says with a gesture to Juco, Maru, and the girl. "I can't tell if they will though."
"I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be something very similar to Mr. Dacamara. And I haven't been able to get anything out of the other two, but there is something fishy going on between the three of them. There seems to be something wrong with the connection between them. That's all I've got so far."
"That could be any number of things, unfortunately, so I don't think we'll figure it out on our own."
"I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be something very similar to Mr. Dacamara. And I haven't been able to get anything out of the other two, but there is something fishy going on between the three of them. There seems to be something wrong with the connection between them. That's all I've got so far.""That could be any number of things, unfortunately, so I don't think we'll figure it out on our own."
"And they're at that age where they want to figure it all out on their own. I'm trying to be patient."
"Are you sure we can't just bludgeon them over the head a few times? The won't be expecting a strong wooden spoon when they've been dodging boulders."
"If you let the kitchen staff know what kind of foods you prefer, they'll start making those kinds of things for you.""Anything is better than being feed through an IV. It's been quite a while since I last had my favorites though... I shall look into it if they decide to enroll." She says with a gesture to Juco, Maru, and the girl. "I can't tell if they will though."
"Well, that is entirely up to them. Whether they want to enroll at the school, not enroll but stay on this planet, or go back to the Empire. We'll help them on whichever path they choose to take."
"And what about you? What is it you want to do Tamara?"
"Are you sure we can't just bludgeon them over the head a few times? The won't be expecting a strong wooden spoon when they've been dodging boulders."
She laughed. "It's tempting. But I doubt it would be effective. I'm pretty sure it has to do with Ephebe not being the same as she was. It's hard to ask since it's such a sensitive subject with her. So of course James refuses to discuss it as well."
"I am not sure. I had a few ideas in my younger years, but they've been forgotten by now. Perhaps I shall see if the kitchens here need a new cook."
"You sure?" Gareth asks Juco.
"..."
"Okay." Scooting over to Vai, Gareth opens his bag up and pulls out his book, moving a plate so he can lay it on the table. "Excuse me, do you know who this author is?" He asks, pointing to the name 'Ekaj' embossed on the cover.