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[color=FF8300]”My way it is.”[/color] With a frown bordering on a grimace, a few moments past and massive slabs of the Arena floor flew up behind the remaining students, acting like moving platforms that forced them out of the Arena and then sealed off the entryways behind them. [color=FF8300]”Damn brats.”[/color] Dracion muttered irritably.

Inside the staging rooms, the only light was from the fluorescent bulbs above. 

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Many of the morning’s last periods were still in session, although a few may have released early considering the traffic on the walkways. Dame Patel must have been one of them since she was making her way briskly towards the Arena as she chatted glowingly with Nasir who continued to toss his pineapple up and down. Nasir seemed to make his farewells and he took a hard left off the grounds, wrapping his arm around a student’s shoulder as he went. The girl stumbled as he launched into some discussion and resignation flashed over her face as she waved to the group she was with. 

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Varis finished off his sentence before acknowledging the other vampire, careful to put the pen in its stand. He arched an eyebrow at Eris, rolling his eyes at the comment. Had he over indulged? Probably. Was he going to admit that? Absolutely not. 

[color=f7976a]“We’ll see if the boy noticed as well.”[/color] Varis replied instead of dealing with it. He capped his inks, carefully settling them back into his desk so nothing happened. Knowing the by, he’d likely spill it all over Varis’s work and he wasn’t willing to risk that. [color=f7976a] “For a Starag, he’s incredibly unperceptive. It’s quite exhausting.”[/color] Varis sighed.

[color=f7976a]“I’d offer you a seat but we should be on our way soon. I saw you enjoyed your tussle with the Countess and the Turned boy earlier. I also noticed you hid your aptitude from the Academy.”[/color] Varis mentioned. [color=f7976a]“I found it amusing. Especially with that star stuck thing hovering around you. And then the Astorio demonstrated the boy’s choice of sparring partner as pathetic as I expected. Not my preferred method but effective nonetheless.”[/color] Varis finished making sure everything was put away neatly and finished folding the letter to Eris’s acquaintance.

[color=f7976a]“I finished the invitation to your tailor. I’ll have it expedited with this morning’s mail. It should arrive in a few days.”[/color] Varis informed the movie star. He turned his full attention to the vampire leaning against his door frame, eyes crystal clear. [color=f7976a] “Did you manage to hint down your mage? Or did it manage to wiggle away from you already?”[/color]