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(([@Ogobrogo], [@Lmpkio]))

Eloise was determined, and on a mission! It wasn't often that she got tasks directly from her idol, Arianna, and so she was going to do this one to the best of her abilities! Tasked with fetching Dreadlin and Pan, she'd quickly hurried off in the direction of the easier mark; old man Pan was well known for spending just about every waking hour in the forest across the lake, so it was the logical first port of call to check. 

Getting down to the side of the lake, Eloise saw some of her younger friends training in Illedrith's class, and gave them a wave as she passed by, earning looks from a couple of the younger boys, who redoubled their efforts in training in order to look cooler. Giggling as she wandered down to the water, Eloise drew up a pair of plates of water from the surface and then stood on them, proceeding to use them like ice skates as she crossed straight across the lake towards the forest.

It was, unfortunately, this point at which a pair of colossal monsters barreled through the trees and crashed into the lake near the poor young girl, who almost died of fright on the spot. Stunned into inaction as the beasts thrashed and tried to murder each other, it was not until the large wave caused by their entrance reached her that Eloise was forced back into action. Riding the wave as fast as she could towards the shore, she scrambled up the slope towards the forest; the beasts had come from inside, and it's possible Pan was in danger! Cresting the hill, she saw the old man nearby, and called out to him.

"Pan! Pan! Are you alright? Arianna sent me to find you and Dreadlin, we need to get out of here and get back before-"

And it was at that moment that her second mark dragged himself out of the water not five feet away and plopped himself down in the mud. Only then did Eloise notice that both beasts were nowhere to be seen. All this excitement and action turned out to be too much for the poor young girl, and she fainted dead away.

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(([@Sho Minazuki]))

The scythe signaled a very clear, and very well articulated point. Vega was choosing the hard way for the umpteenth time. The knife had barely made it to its zenith when the four S-Class mages arrayed against Vega began their preparations.

Dennis Gnaw, chief Vega apprehender and founding member of Golem's Hand, tried one more to reason the wayward young man even as he wearily drew his blunted axe and raised his tower shield.

"Do you never tire of getting your ass whooped? I'm sure Delsin wouldn't want you delivered to him covered to bruises, but at this point we're all well past caring about your well being. Drop the scythe and the tough guy schtick before Jardon breaks one of your limbs with his maul by accident..."

Meanwhile, all around the five tense members of the confrontation, a thin lattice of metal bars was forming in the shape of a dome. Created by Jardon from the large block of iron in his backpack, the lattice served a dual purpose of keeping Vega contained so he couldn't flee just to spite them, as well as serving as a catalyst for Stevan's lightning quirk. Able to mold and direct the thickness of the living metal at will, Jardon's [Hell Cell] was practically custom built for situations like this.

The three members of the Number One Special Squad were (sadly) so well versed in their strategy against Vega that their encirclement process only took a few seconds, giving Vega plenty of berth to wait for him to either cede to their request or start the fight himself. Leniency had been given altogether too many times in the past, and the team was honestly sick of it; it wasn't going to be a pleasant time for Vega if he chose to fight and lost here...

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(([@Savo], [@Suku], [@Rune_Alchemist], [@Valor]))

"My apologies for being the one to deliver bad news. It's not something I enjoy doing, really, but I figured you would want to know sooner rather than later. Greetings, Ceri. I thought I heard someone else speak not too long ago, and it appears that I was correct. How are you faring?"

[color=0072bc]"A-ah...I-I'm w-well enough...Just a little...flustered after hearing the announcement...I shouldn't have been drinking anything, hehe..."[/color]

Smirking at Ceri's comment about not drinking - there's no way there wasn't some amusing story there knowing Ceri, and Illedrith would interrogate her later in the quiet of their dorms - Illedrith turned her attention to the rest of Alexandria's comment.

"It isn't a problem for me to deliver the message, I had wanted to stretch my legs anyway after sitting for a while. I had planned on entering, yes. I don't know how much of a chance I'll have of winning, but I'd at least like to put forth the effort and be there encase anything goes wrong. I don't really have a formal team of my own, so I would be grateful to have some traveling companions for the trip. You have my thanks for the offer."

[color=fff79a]"Glad to hear you'll be travelling with us into town, it will be good to catch up on what business you've been up to, it's been too long since we last caught up; I'm sure you've been just as busy as me with your guild duties! Of course, my offer to run with us if ever you need or desire a team is still very much open. With Saeko and Cyril training with you, you'd fit in pretty naturally if you so chose. And speak of the devil, I do believe I see Saeko running up now."[/color]

Indeed, it was their resident bastion that she had spied in the distance. She did have to chuckle when Saeko, proper as always, practically skidded to a stop in front of them and bowed to Alexandria before addressing them all.

[color=0054a6]"Illedrith, Ceri! Sorry i'm late! I overslept after training for most of the night and early morning my apologies"[/color]

Illedrith was just about to respond to quell her young protege's concerns when the final member of their core team sidled in from stage left with all his shameless charisma.

[color=ed145b]"Well then, y'should of gotten more beauty sleep Saeko! Beautiful people do need their beauty sleep after all.
Anyways, 'ello Mis-tifying beauty, Ceri, Sae, and Alex, hope the day has been treating you all well,"[/color]

Actually laughing this time at Cyril's incredibly cheesy comment, Illedrith once again moved to include the two newcomers in their growing circle.

[color=fff79a]"I hope you weren't just working on your compliments during your training today, Cyril darling, because that was a solid 3 out of 10, so it doesn't seem like your practice has been paying off. Better hope your swordplay has improved since last time or you'll end up with more than a couple of loose threads!"[/color]

Driving her point home with a friendly punch to Cyril's upper arm, she turned her attention back to Saeko.

[color=fff79a]"Other than missing an announcement from Arianna earlier, which Alex here was lovely enough to deliver to me, you're not late for anything just yet. In fact you're both here just in time for us to be leaving for town, I'll finish up here and we can be on our way."[/color]

Turning her back on the group for the moment, she surveyed the results of the sparring between the children. A couple of bruises here and there, but they all seemed exhausted and happy, which really was the key aim here anyway. Dispelling the remaining mirrors around the training grounds with a wave of her hands, Illedrith breathed deeply as she felt the sunlight contained in the mirrors flow through her as the mirrors faded into nothing, refreshing her and warming her to the core.

[color=fff79a]"Alright you scamps, good work today! Remember to put your swords and things back in the guild hall, and a reminder that next week is polearm training week, so make sure you bring a helmet and grab some padded armor from the Nest before we start or you'll have to sit out! Now scram, or you'll be late for the announcement this evening."[/color]

Smiling as she watched the group of kids scamper back up the hill, pushing each other playfully as they raced to be first back, Illedrith turned back to the conversation going on behind her and tried to figure out what she'd missed.