Today was a relaxing day. After the mess that was the Caravan Mission Meirin actually enjoyed the monotony of classes. It gave some semblance of normalcy. Meirin's day started after getting washed and freshened up, where she'd meet with Ssarak to train. Sometimes they'd have others over, like Annabeth or Leith. Meirin would then head to class and learn new forms or practice old ones. This week they covered more on Hydromancy and Meirin learned some complex dances that made the water around her rise and move around her like a whirlpool. The tricky part however was to make it look "beautiful". It wasn't hard to just swing around the water, but she needed to control the water. Make it move with grace and fluidly, not just whipped around like a child's toy. It was much harder then it looked and Meirin could only make it work if she did it slowly. Still it was progress. Eventually she'll learn what this spell actually does.

After her training with Ssarak today Meirin considered how to spend the rest of her day. Classes were canceled because of the feast. She actually wanted to take this time to talk to some others aside from Ssarak, though she does intend to meet up with him later tonight. She just wanted to hang out with her other friends. As she was getting her things put away a golen sent by Uicle told her she needed to talk to the Djarkel Diplomats, using Lucilia if she needed to. This brought a disinterested look from Meirin.

The monks had to pay tribute to the barons of course, even if they did live fairly isolated in the mountains. They didn't involve themselves in politics, and simply provided protection for travelers who happened to find them. And while Meirin has seen their injustice and felt that things needed to be changed, she knew that the baronies in Djarkel are cutthroat. And not just because they were quick to hire assassins. That mess they called "Bureaucracy" can do more damage for people then armies can. That bureaucracy brings the armies too. Meirin had little interest in dealing with that monster, but she supposed that she could at least ask how Djarkel has been in recent events. Despite their flaws Djarkel was still her home country. She knew that if they could simply stop trying to compete with themselves, they could be a good place for people to live.

Of course another issue would be trying to talk to them. Even if she did tell them she was a monk from Djarkel, she wasn't sure how they'd react. Most people don't mind the monks, but she knew some city folk thought less of her because she was "A mountain savage" in their own mind. And if Meirin didn't have the self-control she might have proved how savage she was. She hoped that they wouldn't be condescending to her just because she doesn't come from a noble family or a big city. And there was Lucilia. Meirin was still a bit angry over what she did with Lyn, but she's been punished by the counsel of the college. Meirin has largely let go of that anger now, but she still is wary of more of her treachery. She may have been forgiven, but Meirin wasn't about to forget what she did.

With nothing else to do Meirin headed towards the dinning hall. It seemed like the easiest place to find the diplomats or to start looking for them. While she was there she noticed that there were many people here: Ssarak was talking with some Eysire, no doubt from the Scortched Lands. Khan was talking to Lucilia who was being escorted by Grey. Uicle seemed to be talking to an old man... Meirin was curious. She's never seen him before. She also didn't see anyone who she'd recognized as a representative from Djarkel. And since she didn't want to bother Lucilia or Khan Meirin went over to Uicle and the other older gentleman. [color=00a651]"Hello Uicle. I got your message, and I can't seem to find those diplomats... Oh! Shoot, I forgot my manners. Hello, my name is Meirin Kurenai."[/color] Meirin looked towards the old man and bowed her head towards him. She wasn't sure who he was or how he greets from wherever he came from, so bowing seemed to be the best thing for her to do.