Lilith weaved her way between the dense packs of students, entering into the Main Hall promptly. She ran a hand through her alabaster hair, brushing snow off her head. She lifted her red gaze to the beauty of the Academy's Main Hall, drinking in the impressive sight of ornate architecture and elegant arches surrounding a towering, twisting tree. To the left and right, leaves and foliage extended from the tree to weave around intricate columns and walls. The immaculate hall was beautiful, sure, but also quite intimidating. She gulped nervously, looking straight ahead again as she filed into the first years' section. ”All students, please proceed to the main hall with your luggage. You will be organized by year, and will wait for the headmaster to give his opening speech. Any students caught lingering around will be escorted personally.” The stale, expressionless female voice of the announcer continued on, the statement quickly becoming incredibly vapid as it repeated constantly, Suddenly, a new, rasping voice echoed through the hall, making Lilith wince slightly as it rang through her ears. She later found a seat as a stoic women walked onto the stage, saying peaking a few short introduction words, before leaving it to the Headmaster's turn to speak. ”...What a bunch of plebeian newspawns. I swear, I’m already missing last year’s graduating class. Such a kind and lively lot.” The same, elderly, rather snarky voice from earlier echoed through the halls. Lilith raised an eyebrow in confusion, expecting somebody else to appear on the stage. She inspected the women as the voice spoke again, until she eyed the blue orb that seemed to be irregularly glowing in the cane she held. A wave of realization hit her as she began to understand - the Headmaster was right in front of them. That was certainly something new. The speech went on, a rather more informal one than she expected from a Headmaster. She continued to listen to the speech, feeling a cold chill down her spine as she heard the words ”...there are those here today, who will no longer be among us by the end of this year.” For a moment, she felt dread clawing at her throat as the statement sank into her, her head full of morbid images and memories - and then breathed out a heavy sigh. She expected to hear this - but, it wasn't a topic she wanted to torture her thoughts with at the moment. Pushing away her sudden anxiety, she continued to listen to the Headmaster's speech. She grimaced as the Headmaster's voice rose in volume and emotion, breaking into a full-blown rant about who-knows-what. She prayed she wouldn't have to listen to another ear-splitting rant from the Headmaster again for the rest of her time at the Academy, but obviously that likely wouldn't be the case. "Alas, once you've selected a partner, you will both be thrown into a somewhat larger accommodation. " "Partner..." Lilith mumbled to herself, feeling doubtful. She got up as the students were at last dismissed from the lengthy speech, stretching her arms a bit from sitting in one place for so long.