[i]Everyone has to have a first day,[/i] thought Durga to herself, walking reluctantly though the gates. Her large eyes flitted from person to person, although she was careful to keep her distance. Her anxiety was up. She could feel it in her now enhanced-senses. Details were sharper, the students' chatter filled her strange new mammalian ears, and her braid went [i]thump-thump[/i] against her back. Oh, how she wanted to just turn back to her real form and fly away to hike or camp or swim in some clear blue lake.