[i]Althalus[/i] He had tried to make it on time. He really did! But, at his leisurely pace(and the nap he had taken about an hour ago) had him within sight of the College just as the gates were shut. "Well...damn." At least he wasn't being slowly roasted alive in his own armor, as some of the hotter days had apparently been set upon. Althalus glanced around the grey plains, more out of habit than anything else. It was always good to know if your environment has changed in the last minute or so when you're planning on killing someone surrounded by people who would be very angry and feeling very violent when said someone dies by assassination. And if the escape route is blocked....well, it isn't pretty, to say the least. Regardless Althalus noted, with some interest, what appeared to be a Naga with a Wood Elf on it's back. Now, finding a Naga outside of Yarosmere was strange enough. Finding one with a Wood Elf riding was past the line of strange and well into the bizarre side of things. There were two choices before Althalus. He could go climb the walls of the College and likely get stabbed by a guard before he could explain himself(and likely even after cause who would believe that he was a student?), or he could o and find out just exactly what was going on with unusual duo. Althalus grinned behind his mask. [i]Well that's an obvious choice, isn't it?[/i] Turning in their direction, " Let's go chat with the Naga and the Forest Elf...and the demon." In the short time he had looked away, the two had been met by what appeared to be a demon. Since no one appeared to be attacking anyone, or at least there wasn't any hostile movements, Althalus could only assume the demon was, at the very least, an indifferent one. One who didn't enjoy nibbling on snake or elf...or human. "This can't go wrong at all. Walking up on a Naga and a demon. Sure. One or the other won't decide I've offended them in some strange way and try to kill me." Still, it was better than trying to clamber into the College with guards who would likely be very irritated by an enterprise like that. So, whistling a merry tune, Althalus began heading towards the demon, the Naga, and the Wood Elf. [i]Hmph. Sounds like the beginning of joke I heard once.[/i] [u]Uicle[/u] "Well, at least she hasn't broken anything yet." Uicle observed as Alaira helped Aramir to her feet. The Snow Elf had appeared to have a minor panic attack for a reason that would hopefully be revealed fairly soon. Couldn't have her panicking in the middle of classes, could they? Uicle withdrew from the Golem(a metal bird to be specific) he was using to watch the tour. He probably had dozens of the things flying around, knowledge was power after all, and he used to have more. That is, till they got within Alaira's reach and were smashed. Uicle had deemed to better to just let the souls go back to the Pit rather than try and repair whatever damage the Forest Elf had done. They were the eyes and ears of the College, providing early warning to Uicle and the others(if it was something that required the attention of the others, that is. Uicle was fairly certain that they didn't need to know that the Students were several hours away.) [url=http://xboxlivemedia.ign.com/xboxlive/image/article/115/1154710/dragon-age-ii-20110309062028001-000.jpg]Greg(who is completely made out of metal)[/url] gave a little metallic 'woof'. Uicle looked down at him, fondly rubbing his ears and drawing out a slight scratching sound with the hand that wasn't holding the staff. "I suppose you're right." Before he did, however, he did a quick check of all his Golems located about the College(multipurpose Golems. They could be guards, servants and guides all in one!), out of the way. Just because it was a mage school doesn't mean they weren't prepared. Besides, no need to have the students worried about the mass amount of fire, water, metal, air, shadow and stone golems patrolling the halls and walls with the regular guards. Some quite apparent...others less so. If he had a mouth, Uicle would be smirking. As it was, he simply chuckled and rose from where he had been sitting. Or tried to at least. The chair simply fell apart before he could rise and he fell down onto the ground with a rattle and a thump. "I suppose I was overdue for that curse to kick in, wasn't I?" He grumbled, ignoring Greg and his wolfish, gleaming grin. [b]Aramir[/b] Before she could make a bigger fool of herself, attention was drawn a little bit away from her by the half-esyire and questions being asked. Aramir, as she slowly began to calm down from the panic that had gripped her, began to detect music playing. Not loud, but it was enough to ensure that there wouldn't be silence..at least for a little while. As she sat on the ground, slowly regaining her composure, a hand was suddenly reaching down to help her up. Suppressing the yelp that came to her lips as her light frame was essentially rocketed into the sky, she looked up at the Forest elf, craning her neck. "I wasn't afraid of anyone hurting me. It's..." She hesitated. How does one explain that they were terrified and freaked out over silence and quiet? After a few more moments, she decided that now was not the time to go about explaining her terrors. "I'll explain later, I promise." She said, smiling slightly at the other Elf. "My name is Aramir. Thanks for the help." Looking down from the Elf who had helped her(her neck was beginning to hurt!), she moved her eyes over to the one called Khan and then craned her neck again. [i]This is going to be bothersome.[/i] She thought wearily. "Sorry for running into I kind of..panicked. Will we be sharing a room with other students, or will we be by ourselves?" She hoped it was the latter. It would be hard to explain to a roommate why she had to sleep with a candle lit all night, or why she never slept. Especially the latter..that would bring up bad memories and the wounds were still too fresh.