[b][color=fff79a][h3][center]Berke Bayamaar[/center][/h3][/color][/b]

Berke was glad to see that, for starters, the man that had been pushed did not seem all that determined to start a fight, even if he did leave the door open for one. Somebody else stepped in to use some magic to prevent their confrontation, and then shortly after that a teacher arrived with a display of far more potent magic and proceeded to chastise the hostile pair. Berke was somewhat happy to hear the teacher believed he had shown good judgement, though it was ultimately overwhelmed by concern over Azerus. She also launched into an explanation of the magic the other guy used, which was interesting. Berke had never worked with a condenser before, so this was learning something new. In the end, she hurried them on to start eating. Berke would have taken the opportunity to check in on Azerus, but he seemed intent on isolating himself from the rest, not even inclined to eat. Berke decided it was best he just recover his sidelined meal and get ready for the tests.

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Berke had come somewhat prepared to take a written test, though his preparations were not entirely adequate to make a good showing here. While a few subjects had improved, for some his studies had not covered the material included on the test, and for those he had never been good at he did as poorly as he usually did. His performance would no doubt be overall middling with wildly vacillating grades between subjects. As for the essay, while Berke was not overly eloquent, he could certainly speak from the heart, and wrote a great deal on his desire to do right by his community and the lessons he had learned back in Altay. He had no idea if this was the kindof thing that the institute wanted to hear, but it was exactly what had brought him hear, and Berke wasn't one to embellish himself to sound better. At the end of the day, he wasn't remotely sure if he would pass this section, but he had given it his best effort.

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Finally, it was time for the physical exam. If it was nothing more than a test of strength, Berke would definitely do well, though even he was sure there would be more to it than that. The problem right now was making a group. Berke didn't know many people here, so there was only one real choice as to whom to approach first, and that was Azerus. Berke did not notice the smaller student that tried but failed to join up with him, and simply went in with a broad smile on his face and placed his hand on Azerus' shoulder. [color=fff79a]"Hey buddy, want to team up with me?"[/color] He was completely oblivious to the fact that he might be less than keen to do so.

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