"...So... how was it?" the bespectacled girl asked shyly.

The transparent, armored figure, whose massive frame seemed incomparably large compared to the teenage girl, never mind the paper he held in his hands, looked unusually bemused as he stared at its contents. An awkward silence fell between them as the spirit struggled to find the right words.
"It's... a tale," Artorigus finally replied, "I do not believe I spotted any major... mistakes in the penmanship, or the grammatical structure of your culture. Though I would not have believed that Sirs Dinadan and Drystan... er..."

A faint blush rose in the girls face as she chuckled nervously.

"...Putting that aside, I hope you've assembled your forces properly," Artorigus quickly changed the subject, trying his best to look... kingly.

"I-I did! ...Um, I think..." Akira, or as she preferred to be called, "Anna", picked up her cards and slowly thumbed through them, looking at her assortment of warriors with some doubt and anxiety, "I... I don't know if it's any good, though..."

Artorigus stood, patting her shoulder comfortingly, "have faith in your fellow knights. Doubting them will only dull their blades, and bring you defeat."

Anna simply nodded, trying to dispel her misgivings. She wanted to be an honourable knight, after all. How could she ever be one if she had no confidence in her abilities?
[i]You can do it! You're at the academy for a reason![/i] Anna tried to give herself a pep talk, [i]you'll become the knightiest of duelists! Your might will bring fame! And then you can finally prove to that id- wait what's that noise?[/i]

"...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!" Anna flailed around her room in a panicked manner, trying to pack away her cards and locate her duel disk as the king watched with a sigh. It was obvious this girl had a long, long way to go before being considered a knight. Hell, he had trouble placing at the level of a squire. She may be determined, but certainly wasn't all there just yet.

"Come on come on come on!" Anna, having gathered all the necessary items, urged her partner on as she scarpered from her dorm room.