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	Aspirations are rarely achieved by those without initiative. Either you strive to gain what you desire - or you go without it. That's the way the world always has been, and always will be...

   [color=BE6CE0]"Move it! Out of my way!"[/color] came a voice from the crowd. One of the school's several plazas was quickly filled, almost to the brim, as the concessions cart located near the center open its windows and rang for students to come purchase one of its recent specials - chocolate chip mint ice-cream. [color=BE6CE0]"I said move!"[/color]

The mass of bodies parted slowly as someone made their way through to the front. Aegus Reister - one of the newest students at the school - emerged from the crowd, waltzing up to the stand as he brushed off his sleeves and coat. [color=BE6CE0][i]When I say move, MOVE, damn it..[/i][/color] he scolded the crowd in thought as he looked down disapprovingly at his shirt, which had been stained by the touch of the commonfolk. [color=BE6CE0][i]Now I will have to throw out this outfit...it was one of my favorite too..[/i][/color] he griped inwardly.

Nonetheless, the white-haired student walked up to the stand and slapped a large bill onto the counter, not bothering to check the value before asking for their special. [color=BE6CE0]"Chocolate Chip Mint."[/color] he half-ordered. He waited shortly until the treat was delivered to his hands by the vendor. Aegus took off his canvas gloves, tucking them into his inner-chest pocket as he replaced them with napkins wrapped around the cone of his delicacy. He then would turn to continue towards where he normally wandered when it was his free period. However as he exited the other side of the crowd he heard a voice behind him. [color=f7941d]"Hey, asshole!"[/color] it called. [color=f7941d]"Who do you think you are? We were in line first!"[/color]

Aegus continued to walk, completely disregarding the possibility that one of the commoners had just addressed him in such a manner. It didn't seem possible to him.

But soon enough, a tall, but seemingly younger, student soon caught up to him and moved around him to block his path. [color=f7941d]"Hey, I'm talking to you."[/color] he said indignantly as he looked at the young man who was licking his ice-cream with a content face.

Aegus looked up. [color=BE6CE0]"Oh. You're talking to me, are you?"[/color] he said in an annoyed tone.

[color=f7941d]"YES!"[/color] he exclaimed angrily. [color=f7941d]"How would you like it if someone just walked up and pushed [i]you[/i] out of the way?!"[/color] he asked, punctuating his question by shoving both of his palms into each of Aegus' shoulders. It was like shoving a brick wall.

The taller student's face contorted in confusion for a second before he found himself thwacked straight in the forehead by the flat of a broadsword. [color=BE6CE0]"SHOO! YOU ARE LUCKY I WAS BURNING THIS SHIRT ANYWAY, PEASANT! NOW GET AWAY FROM ME!"[/color] Aegus screamed at him with a now very angry expression, his ice-cream clutched in one hand, and the other occupied by the light sword that was now jabbing the other boy away from him.

He continued walking, and the student didn't follow him - he was too busy holding his throbbing forehead as he looked for stab-marks...while Aegus tried to cool himself down with the cold sugar.

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Aegus soon arrived at his destination - the class he was assigned after this free period was over. He didn’t come early to study, or to be a good student, but because he had nowhere else to be. He sat on a bench by himself, now continuing to enjoy his (rather large) treat of mint ice-cream. He watched on as a commotion erupted nearby, a growing group of other individuals had seemed to come across some disagreements, or misunderstanding. He had nothing better to do, so why not eavesdrop?

He examined the few gathering there. The tallest of them seemed quite...different than the other people on the area. He seemed to have an enlarged, clawed arm. Another of them, who had recently arrived, seemed to be some form of...knight? They were an odd sight indeed. But he couldn't tell really what their capabilities were - so he had no clue if they were simple commonfolk, or something greater..

Aegus leaned back, watching the group as he enjoyed his leaf-flavored treat.