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[h3][color=8882be][b]Eric Williams
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	With the first rays of sunlight pouring through the window, Eric props himself upright in bed with a slight groan. [color=8882be][i]What's today?[/i][/color] He mentally asks the 'raven' perched at the foot of his bed as he blearily wipes sleep from his eyes. [i][color=ed1c24]Today is Saturday. Skirmisher's club is meeting this morning and you have 275 days remaining to com~[/color] [color=8882be]Stop. I don't need any reminders about [b]that.[/b][/color][/i] Eric abruptly interrupts, cutting his summon off. The raven pauses for a moment before responding, it's head cocked to one side. [i][color=ed1c24]Very well. Will there be anything else?[/color] [color=8882be]No. Thank you.[/color][/i]

	Taking a deep breath to steady his shaking hands, Eric very slowly manages to will his pounding heart back down to normal. [color=8882be][i]...275 days... I have less than a year left... Well no sense in worrying about it, I've got better things to do...[/i][/color] With a sigh, Eric pushes himself out of bed and begins prepping for the day ahead. Throwing on a plain white tee shirt, black gi pants, boots and a double-breasted jacket, Eric loads up a small duffel bag with a number of other essentials for the day. Estoc on his hip, the young man shoulders the duffel bag and makes his way out into the halls, the raven ghosting through the air behind him.

	Briefly stopping in the cafeteria, Eric snags a few fresh pastries, which he wraps in a towel and loads into a ceramic pot. Securing the snack in his bag, Eric makes his way out onto the the Academy grounds. With a deep breath he takes in the crisp morning air, simply enjoying the moment. Picking out a nice spot of grass under a tree, he sets down his duffel bag and stabs his sheathed estoc point first into the dirt before draping his jacket over the cross guards. Belongings taken care of, Eric centers himself, letting his worries and stress drift away. As he begins working through a Tai-Chi routine, the raven alights itself onto the pommel of his estoc, watching.

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