Serena nodded got into position as well, if he was countering, she was going to have to punch at him. The thought of that hurt her head a little, they didn't attack Moroi. However, before she could manage to wrap her head around it, Guardian Belikov was asking Sebastian if he wanted to learn to stake a Strigoi. Her eyes widened, she had heard of a couple Moroi staking Strigoi and one Moroi staking a Moroi, a queen Moroi even. She was still slightly amazed that a teacher was offering this to a student. She was a little lost in the conversation, their English spoken to quickly and Belikov's voice masked with an accent that she was struggling to understand. They mentioned Anya and Strigoi... Serena could only assume the worst. From Sebastian's look, she decided not to ask about her, not now at least. The conversation got turned to her then. She, luckily, did understand what Alek was asking. She nodded, "Si, Guardiano Belikov."

When he walked away, Serena quickly retrieved a practice stake. There was a heaviness in the air that put Serena on edge slightly. She took Sebastian's wrist and placed the stake in his hand. She took his other hand and placed it at the end, "You like Tiramisu. Have you ever had real Tiramisu? From Italia?"
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Rae held up his hands when she waved the book in front of him, "Woah, woah, do you want to close up my throat or something?"

He chuckled and looked around the room, "Well, if you come to your senses and realize you want to something other than school work, come find me."

He stuffed his hands into his pockets and walked out of the room. He didn't really know where to go or what to do. Finally, he turned to face the Novice, "Kseniya, right? Where is your accent from? You clearly aren't from anywhere near Montana."
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Gunner gave Niya a nod when he saw he before he returned his attention to his assignment. She was flirting, if he was going to have to sit through Gabby flirting with a bunch of guys, he was pretty sure his ears were going to bleed. He leaned back against the wall and inspected the room. This was going to be a long year, he was sure of it.
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Basil followed Anna into the forest. When they reached a spot that Anna deemed far enough away, she nodded, "I don't think anyone is really wandering out this far during any point of the day anymore... The whole Strigoi attack... Kind of freaked the Moroi out. Parents drilling into their children's heads to stay away from the wards, keep near the school. Blah, blah, blah."

She let Anna move her around as necessary to get into the correct positioning. When she explained everything, Basil nodded in understanding, "Well... Run as long as it doesn't inconvenience the Guardian... Of course."