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There was no hiding her astonishment with their living quarters; even if she could control her head turning this way and that, her eyes were wide in disbelief that [I]this[/I] was going to be where she would be living. Everything from the walls to the furniture screamed of luxury, well worth more than anything she could even dream to afford in her ordinary life. It was a jarring culture shock, confirming a well-known fact. But hearing about it and actually seeing it were two different things, and for just a moment the young girl was rooted to her spot, half-wondering if she dared to move she may accidentally break something. But if this was going to be home, then she needed to get used to it. She couldn't spend the rest of her time here caught up in paranoia, especially when an active source of it stood quite close to her.

Speaking of which, Arianna didn't so much as bat an eye to their dormitory. Then again, this must be the norm for such an elegant lady. Lilie would be genuinely surprised if it weren't. As she looked up at Arianna once more--goodness, their height difference seemed to surprise her each time--she wondered how to respond to her inquiry. Brushing her hair off her shoulder, she decided to have a seat on the couch. Crossing one leg over the other, she placed her hands on her lap as she thought about telling Arianna about herself.

[color=deepskyblue]"There's really not much to tell. My family owns a bakery that was established by my grandmother, but other than that there's nothing special about us. No one else in my family could use magic, so it was a surprise when I discovered I was a mage,"[/color] She admitted, not out of shyness or a lack of confidence, but the truth. [color=deepskyblue]"The world of magic and vampires was more like a distant dream than a possible reality. I'm really looking forward to studying it, though, and getting a handle on my affinity."[/color]

Pausing for a moment, her eyes landed on her luggage. There was a long, thin, somewhat shoddy brown case sitting on the floor next to the one carrying her other belongings, which reminded her of another passion of hers. [color=deepskyblue]"Aside from that, I like fencing. My mother is an instructor, so...yeah."[/color]

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