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Gradon blinked, not sure why everyone else was looking away from Diana’s form. Surely she was only changing to better give room for her draconic form, yes? That seemed like the case as a golden lizard was finally manifested before them. And while it was well good and all, Gradon couldn’t help but cough into his hand for Diana’s attention, hoping to distract her from showing off more to his fellow cadets. 
[color=ed1c24]“Excuse me, Diana? We, um, still have a mission to discuss.”[/color]

Perhaps he wasn’t all that impressed, but truth be told, he just wanted to make sure everyone remembered the reason they were even here. Thankfully, Diana seemed to catch on and turned back into her human state. A few words were shared with Gradon nodding happily. Who knew a dragon could be so reasonable? [color=ed1c24]“Good, good. We can report back to the Empire first thing in the morning-huh?”[/color]

Special training? No, no, they needed to report to the Empire right away! They didn’t have time for a training montage! And yet, that didn’t seem to be the popular opinion of anyone else. [color=ed1c24]“Um, guys? Hey hold on, maybe we should….er, I guess we can…um…”[/color] But it would seem the decision had already been made, and Ires didn’t seem to be helping. Well, so long as it wasn’t too long, he supposed they could make a short detour. Without anything else to say, he waited for Diana to go ahead and begin their newfound training.

That was a month ago. Much, much longer than Gradon was expecting or would have liked. Granted, it had been well worth it he supposed. They had each acquired newfound powers, both of their Vessels and of their true Elemental Magic; as well as summoned beasts that had bonded to them. Gradon wasn’t too enthusiastic about his own; the same snake he had seen before with that same dopey look on its expression. Could snakes even express emotion? This question had kept him up many a night.

The day Diana departed for the great beyond, she had left behind a gift in the form of music sheets. Also, monsters, now known to be called Dissonances. [color=ed1c24]“We should take care of these quickly. Who knows how much of a lecture we’re going to get for stalling this long,”[/color] he said to the others with a sigh, waiting for Ires to give further orders. Little did he know of the extra pair of eyes observing their actions. A pair of human eyes.