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Where is it? The thought pierced through Aiko’s mind as she searched around the table with as much quickness as she could manage without showing. There was a difference between moving with purpose and being frantic. There was a time and place for the first, but never the second. Aiko knew well...

Aiko looked over at the flower in her hand. She took a moment to respect the thing. It was a beautiful thing, so expressive in hue, and yet so fleeting and finite. A thing to be appreciated in the moment. The girl focused on the plant aiming to change it's nature to something more permanent. The...

Aiko’s cheeks flushed a bit at the mention of her mathematics class. It disappeared shortly, but certainly not short enough to go unnoticed by Svenia. “Such things were not a priority for my own education.” Aiko said softly. There was a bit more to it than that, but Aiko did not wish to delve...

The maester, more than anyone so far at Elbion, reminded Aiko of her father. It was the way he spoke. Words chosen carefully to act without cruelty, yet with definitive firmness. It was bittersweet. Refreshing but reminding her she was no longer home. As the flowers rained down from the ceiling...

Aiko was pleased overall with the reaction. Svenia Albrecht added mischief, and Suleiman Askari . seemed to handle the play well. A bit flustered, but not mean spirited. Perhaps the best sort of target to tease. As Atticus and Svenia spoke Aiko began realize the closed nature of her life. She...

Atticus was the boy's name. He and Svenia seemed close, in a 'just hit off but not super connected yet' sort of way. The elf shot Svenia Albrecht a wry smile as she used his name, but did not keep it for long. It was a face every young girl knew that both implied meaning and pressed for gossip...

Aiko lifted her bow as Svenia finished her request. It seemed a small ask, all told. There seemed to be an implicit expectation of aid from student to student. While the circumstances were unfortunate, Aiko could not help but be envious of her sense of purpose. Aiko had a general goal of...

The ‘green monster’ quickly made it’s way through Aiko as she bowed, introduced herself to the boy Atticus, and his eyes went towards another girl coming into the classroom. It was a bit easier to push down as the girl turned out to be Svenia Albrecht . “Svenia!” Aiko smiled. “We were just...

Aiko’s eye’s wandered to the scruffy brunette human boy as he made his way over. His hand carried the same potion as hers. He seemed to grimace as the potion shook in his hands, yet returned to an almost plucky state rather quickly. There was a definite excitement about his discovery that they...

Aiko smiled behind her fan as she waved. “It is good to meet another Allirian here. I’m told we willingly all will have roommates.” There was a sense of dread communicated with the word. “But once I am settled I simply must have you over for tea.” Aiko offered, then waved her fan a bit more...

Aiko smiled as Atticus reinforced her words. The boys were of some use it seemed. Aiko finished packing her purse and examined her kimono, brushing of a bit of dust as she made her way to the side of Svenia opposite her staff. “All the better to enjoy our walk.” Aiko responded to Svenia’s...

Aiko’s brow furrowed. It was not quite a no, and yet it was an obvious refusal to share information. Pride perhaps? Aiko had little time to think as the instructor came to view and addressed the class. At the call of ‘Good morning’. Aiko leaned forward in a small but respectful bow. As the...

The elf put a small grin behind her fan at the girl’s response. “A good informant wants to see things as they are, not as they wish to be seen.” Aiko repeated a lesson her father had taught her long ago. “And while this may not be a noble ball, the characters are largely the same.” Aiko...

Aiko had been hard at work, and just completed the first draft of her essay. A purple spark flew through her fingertips as she grabbed the parchment and cast a simple spell, drying the ink instantly. While many of her classmates had focused on flashier spells to tame lightning or levitate, Aiko...

ENCH 101: Intro to Potions “Right then, we’ll take the last few minutes to go over the syllabus.” Maester Ironheart, oft called ‘Ironlung’ behind his back, began waving an eraser off the black board behind him. He spoke for a while at the importance of honesty, that only a knife-ear would dare...