(Sorry if it's a bit short. Had chores to do!)

"Otherwise, it was actually not so bad. I got a lot of paperwork done" Serapis noted. "And none of the teachers had serious issues."

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Jorn winced at Laura's name. "Yeah... maybe we'll find her. I just don't understand that girl" he shrugged. 

"She's a girl, like all the others. What's so special about her? I mean, she acts tough, but that's just because she's a dwarf" Aurelian replied.

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"Well, I'm sure that Jorn could put up a better fight if he put his mind to it" Laura admitted. "Not that halfling usually do that. Too busy with their gardening and brewing and... folksy halfling stuff" she sighed. "Of course, none of that really shows up here. This place is... it's like a boot camp, almost. All that exercising and sparring. It's why I like this place!" 

She then looked at the 'octopus' Belle had pulled out. "What is that thing?"