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[color=yellow]"Honestly! Have you no shame at all? You are a Knight of Seiros, you of all people should be acting the most professional!"[/color] Euphemia continued to reprimand Michail, who remained behind a bewildered Kaira, all too glad to use her as a shield. [color=yellow]"Do you [i]want[/i] me to report you to your superior or do you just like to cause trouble?"[/color]

[color=00aeef]"Kalliope isn't my superior anymore. Lysander is,"[/color] Michail announced proudly, placing both his hands on Kaira's shoulders. [color=00aeef]"I'm just trying to have a little fun, you wouldn't believe how nervous some of these kids are. You're the one that said our goal is to make sure this year is as smooth as possible, and humor is always a great ice breaker."[/color]

[color=yellow]"I also said 'act like a professor' if you recall,"[/color] She replied, though she relented. [color=yellow]"Alright, fine, I should have figured you'd embarrass me one way or another. But why write on a book belonging to the church's library? That's a little over the line, isn't it?"[/color]

[color=00aeef]"I...actually didn't know that belonged to the Church,"[/color] He admitted, trying to ignore Tomai's glare. [color=00aeef]"But I'll replace it! Our uncle has a vast collection, I'm sure that he may have an edition in his own library."[/color]

[color=red]"How unchivalrous that a knight would resort to buying forgiveness,"[/color] Tomai muttered, crossing his arms in disproval.

[color=plum]"This is a poor first impression..."[/color] Lysander sighed, shaking his head. A tap on his shoulder took his attention away from the professors, violet eyes landing on a student. He waited patiently for her to finish talking, focused entirely on her even as the pair would likely hear another [i]thwack[/i]. Once she finally stated what she needed, he perked up considerably, a hand on his chest as he gave her a warm smile.

[color=plum]"Yes, of course,"[/color] He replied kindly, looking ahead towards the path. [color=plum]"If you walk through the courtyard you'll reach a path--simply take it right and you will reach the dormitories. All the rooms at ground level belong to our commoner students while the nobles reside exclusively on the second floor. To make finding your room easier, each set of doors holds a plaque with the students' name. The [color=00aeef][b]Blue Lions[/b][/color] will find their rooms to the north part of the building, the [color=red][b]Black Eagles[/b][/color] are situated towards the center, and the [color=yellow][b]Golden Deer[/b][/color] will find their rooms to the south closest to the Greenhouse."[/color]

Once he finished explaining, he added, [color=plum]"Would you like help finding your room? It'd be our pleasure."[/color]

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Stories always paled in comparison to the real thing, this much Derec knew. Even still, Garreg Mach had a serenity that no tale could ever do justice; from the grand cathedral to the bustling marketplace, it was almost everything he had hoped for. Here the borders between lands were nonexistent and both commoner and noble walked side by side. In a sense, it was the perfect escape for anyone looking to hide from the world. Not that he was hiding from anyone in particular, but at the very least he could probably sleep better at night not worrying about any possible assassins sneaking into his room past the guards.

The Archbishop's speech was nice, but Derec found it hard to concentrate when the words were coming out of a child half his height. At least he looked like he was having a nice time. Speaking of which, their professor was certainly a character. He had heard of a Knight of Seiros joining the ranks of the Officers Academy, but he figured it would have been as a combat advisor. The last name sounded familiar to him, but he couldn't place it; at least it wasn't any major noble house of Faerghus.

The professor left the room so quickly that Derec almost wanted to follow suit, but it was probably a good idea to find out which students he would be spending the year with. He stood from his seat and approached the chalkboard, towering over most of the other students. Finding his name wasn't too hard, but he did raise his eyebrow at only seeing 'Ballard'. Well, the Royal family had yet to recognize him, so maybe he had been expecting too much. Then again, Lord Leon had said he was free to use the Blaiddyd name, and he had the crest to match.

The house leader decided to introduce himself, and he watched with great interest. Galatea, now that was a name he did recognize. At least he sounded like a leader! He finished with such a flourish that Derec couldn't help but clap, though he realized his mistake shortly afterwards. [color=turquoise]"Oh--okay,"[/color] Derec stopped clapping, turning back to the board. The best thing to do was to avoid the nobility--no doubt he wasn't exactly popular with those who would stick to the original heir--so he figured he should stick to his classmates.

And of course that meant he was placed in a unit with not only Faerghus nobility but [i]Alliance[/i] nobility and even the Imperial Prince from the looks of the Black Eagles. [color=turquoise]"Great,"[/color] Derec mumbled, scratching the back of his head. Galatea [i]and[/i] Fraldarius? Really? Why not add in Gautier and Dominic while they were at it? How was he supposed to lay low?

He may as well try to bring about a good first impression. But where would he start? House Leader? Or the timid Fraldarius? The latter seemed like the obvious answer, but Derec would rather know his enemy first and foremost and the Galatea seemed more problematic. He approached the blond somewhat reluctantly, running a hand through his hair to smooth it out.

[color=turquoise]"Well said,"[/color] Derec decided a little compliment to hopefully butter the guy up would help. [color=turquoise]"And well met. I'm Derec Ballard, it looks like we'll be in the same class unit for the year."[/color]

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