Everyone seemed to be very informal, moving about the room freely even though all of the students had yet to be introduced. Was this the level of discipline these students showed their institution? Azrael sighed, slightly disappointed. It seemed many held open contempt for those they thought to be weaker than themselves. His Masters had taught him that the measure of man was not how he treated his equals, but his subordinates. They had said a wise human had said this and they had thought it a pertinent lesson. It seemed many of the students' studies, while extensive in arcane study, was severely lacking in the philosophical. Out of those introduced, Azrael made a list. A few had very vibrant pools of energy, although they were obscure to the boy, further proving his own assumption that his education was sorely lacking.

Two students seemed to have taken a rather instant liking to each other, Agatha and Apollo. Chen and Slick seemed to be two sides of the same coin of confidence, while one seemed to have arrogance the other simply held a self-aware pride. Charles the shapeshifter seemed to be very shy, but not short on a want to be included. The last, Meruin, she seemed to be distinctly different than the others and similarly unaccustomed to life among the masses. Perhaps she would be the next that Azrael would talk to, for her mana held countless numbers of characteristics that he couldn't begin to unravel. [i]"She must be very well educated... I might want to start a friendship with her, it would help immensely with my search for the Spirits."[/i] Azrael thought to himself. She might even help him find three of the most obscure of the Spirits: Metal, Time, and Void.