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[b][h3]CAMPUS GROUNDS, FOREST[/h3][/b]

"How much did you hear?"

These words would flow coldly from Chloe's mouth as she stared at Hildegunde, back facing the hunter and the left side of her face locked onto the unwanted witness as if she were all that mattered in the world. Dry leaves kicked up around the half-elf's feet, wind tossing them about haphazardly on the ground. The forest remained dead still, to the point that the cracking of a tree branch or the rustling of bushes would be deafening in contrast. "...But you [i]are[/i] right, I would be all of those things."

A sigh, and the leaves came to a stop. Turning to face Hildegunde fully, Chloe's shoulders sank. "But I don't think I understand what you mean. What did you think you were 'stepping into'? Your classmate's venting session? I'm just tired, don't worry about it, I wasn't talking to anyone."

Another pause hung over Chloe as she kept eye contact, a bead of sweat forming on her forehead as she almost appeared to hold her breath. Then, all at once, the sound of rushing footsteps across grass, tearing through bushes and vines, could be heard. Movement from behind the tree shot out like a bullet, drilling through the foliage and ripping apart all in its path as this blur of aggression dove towards Hildegunde. Chloe would raise out a hand in the direction of the blur, eyes wide, shouting, "No, don't! Stop!" Her pleas would go ignored, however.

With the hunter fleeing, the blur would seem to stick to the bushes, crouched low. Based on the sounds of its thumping across shrubs and dirt, it was a smaller quadruped that cloaked itself among the forest's shadows. A growling could be heard, and after giving chase for more than a few seconds, what appeared to be arrows would begin loosing out of the bushes, aiming towards Hildegunde. The arrows, on a brief glance during the chase, appeared to be made of pure obsidian, or otherwise some other kind of solidified black substance.

"Children are oh-so-quick to wander where they shouldn't," a raspy growl would emerge from the bushes behind the hunter.

A loudspeaker rang out from further away in the direction of the main building, echoing throughout the entire campus as the voice of Principal Raja, announcing, "The attunement ceremony will commence in five minutes. Make your way to the leyline attunement zone, where students will familiarize themselves with Wingram's leylines and declare their choice of Wund or Nero! And speaking personally, I respect, but do not [i]expect[/i] fashionably late individuals. That is all."

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[b][h3]MAIN BUILDING[/h3][/b]

Alto nodded at Otis' request, giving yet another thumbs up to the owl as he continued to devour his sandwich. Gorias was known across the country to be quite the oddity himself, and so chances of contacting him were the highest over any other Arcmage that Vaal Shakta had to offer. "Old Vely's always busy, but there's no doubt in my mind he'd make time for an old friend like myself, if I let him know I was carrying on his legacy as a proud teacher of the Union. If you want a talk with him, I'm your man." The professor sometimes chewed with his mouth open, or spoke even as he continued to chew, while letting loose these words.

While attempting to locate Chloe, who would have likely been seen exiting down the northern hallways towards the exit into town, Otis was also bombarded by rushing crowds of students attempting to make their way to the attunement ceremony. Without proper care, some wouldn't even care to evade him as they shoulder checked their way through others walking at more even paces through the building. One particular klutz even kicked over a bucket of soapy water, and emerging from a nearby doorway upon this noise was Michael the janitor. He swore under his breath as he witnessed the soapy wet trails spread outwards in all directions across the hallway, raising an aggressive fist upwards as he watched the student sprint away out the northern exit. "Next time I see you, it's on sight, fucko!" Michael shouted this with conviction as if making a blood oath, before turning towards Otis with an apologetic shrug.

"Sorry, kid. Take care around the water, yeah? I'm gonna be cleaning these halls for hours. Kids these days really ain't the considerate type, y'know what I mean?" The hooded janitor once again muttered cusses as he retrieved his now empty bucket, withdrawing a mop from the nearby storage closet to get to work.

A loudspeaker rang out throughout the main building Otis found himself in, echoing throughout the entire campus and the halls as the voice of Principal Raja, announcing, "The attunement ceremony will commence in five minutes. Make your way to the leyline attunement zone, where students will familiarize themselves with Wingram's leylines and declare their choice of Wund or Nero! And speaking personally, I respect, but do not [i]expect[/i] fashionably late individuals. That is all."

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[b][h3]CAMPUS GROUNDS, LEYLINE ATTUNEMENT ZONE[/h3][/b]

Iraleth's trip to the clinic would prove rather uneventful. It was a short wait by the point that she arrived, and even shorter when the receptionist saw the state Davil was in. The boy's words mostly consisted of gibberish and senseless flailing as he was guided towards his appointment with Doctor Payton, whom requested absolute privacy with the shivering Wund due to the delicate procedures necessary for his full recovery. There were some grumbles from other students in the waiting room about it not being fair that another person got to skip the line, but the state of Davil's health convinced people easily enough on appearance alone.

The paladin would certainly arrive to the attunement ceremony later than many, though enough time remained that she would even see other students from across the campus grounds still approaching as well. With a glance around between those present on the platform and within eyesight of it, the notable names from the events of yesterday would almost all appear to be present, with the exception of Otis, Hildegunde and Chloe. Most notably was Valen, who stood near the back of the crowd with a small semi-circle of students chatting amongst each other and occasionally turning to the crimson Leuvalt for advice on one thing or another. 

A loudspeaker rang out from the main building nearby, echoing throughout the entire campus as the voice of Principal Raja, announcing, "The attunement ceremony will commence in five minutes. Make your way to the leyline attunement zone, where students will familiarize themselves with Wingram's leylines and declare their choice of Wund or Nero! And speaking personally, I respect, but do not [i]expect[/i] fashionably late individuals. That is all."

The speaker would screech off, and as it did so, Raja would appear in a puff of flame and smoke near the central golden pillar that crowds gathered around. She snapped her fingers, and a podium would appear. Another snap, and handles each storing an ornate sword and shield would appear attached to the podium. The principal would cast her gaze outward across the student body, arms crossed, her eyes seemingly scanning each and every person in attendance.