[h3][center]~Fourth Day of School~
~Evening of the Yearly Montagne Ball~[/center][/h3]

It was a bustling evening. The staff had spent most of the third day getting everything ready for the ball. The party was to take place in the event hall, where a number of other events did take place year round. They were still setting up a few last minute things for the students and staff, but for the most part preparations had been complete. Livia had seen to it that it was mostly complete, anyways. For now, she was simply sitting in her office waiting for the time when she'd have to make a few announcements at the ball.

[color=662d91]"What is it, Gall?"[/color] Livia asked as the reaper made his presence known.

[color=black]"The space around the wards have been...altered."[/color] He replied to his master, causing her to let out a long sigh. [color=black]"I have already told Meredith. She is making preparations in case-"[/color]

[color=662d91]"Tonight of all nights?"[/color] She stood from her seat, interrupting gall as she walked over to one of the windows. [color=662d91]"Hopefully it is just a passing spirit or two. Tell Meredith to be on standby. I will take care of any issues tonight personally."[/color] A scowl crossed her features as she looked across her campus. The audacity of some people. Hopefully nothing would happen, but she would not tolerate interlopers in [i]her[/i] academy. Let alone on the night of the ball.

It was supposed to be a mostly casual, if a little formal thing, where the new students could get to know one another, along with the older students. Drinks, food, dancing. They were a more or less upscale academy with a lot of important peoples children attending here so she couldn't just let them have any party. She had made it perfectly clear to the party planners that the student she assigned to help them was not to interfere with the main theme, there.

She could offer suggestions and additions, and she would approve them herself. Still, she should go and oversee the final touches and take her seat. So she left her office, and made her way towards the event hall.



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[center][h3][color=f6989d]~Lyssa~[/color][/h3][/center]

Lyssa had been quite looking forward to the ball. No reason, really. She always looked forward to any sort of social event. She wasn't really one for formal stuff, really, but she had heard there would be drinks! Plus free food. Probably cakes and sweets of some sort. At least, her father had told her there would be since he also attended Montagne in his youth. So she was quite excited for this party. Not to mention her date! Not that she was actually considering this anything like an actual date date.

She hadn't put on her dress quite yet, but she'd put it on soon enough. She didn't want to ruin it or anything, so for now she simply waited in her dorm, killing a few more pieces of alien scum before the ball started.

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[h3][color=aba000][center]-Sorcha-[/center][/color][/h3]

Today was the day, then. The day of that duel with that one that had so rudely intruded upon her home. She supposed that was partly her fault as well, though. She could have handled that situation much better and with some sense of decorum, but she was in a rather bad mood after being woke abruptly. Not really an excuse, but no matter. What was done was done, and she wasn't going to be dwelling on it.

Instead, she had focused on preparing for this duel. Her training Lukas yesterday wasn't just for his benefit. She had to warm up as well - she hadn't been in a completely serious fight in years so she was a little rusty. Lukas was a good warm up since he was decently skilled. She was still better than he of course, even though she wasn't using her weapon of choice, but he had proved to be at least a little challenged to train.

But thoughts for later.

Now, the dragon waited for her opponent, calmly waiting at the scene of their duel. On top of her tower, where they had left off. She had made it perfectly clear to Livia that she didn't want anyone to interfere with their duel, and Livia had greed to inform the teachers that if anyone did, they'd have lost their job. She had made it also clear to both Lukas and Ylva that they could watch, if they wished but other than that they were not to interfere for any reason at all, or she'd never let any of them in her home again.

So for now, the dragon stood, Glaive in hand waiting for her opponent.