[center][h3][u][color=#B8860B] Mahal Agha[/color][/u][/h3][/center][center][color=#B8860B]"Move, now!"[/color][/center]

Mahal's patience began to wane as she popped something white into her mouth. The hot, spicy seasoning hit her taste first. Gently her tongue rolled it about, weighing the texture and noting the size. She was confident it was a pork knuckle with some cartilage still attached. Drawing in the slightest hint of mana from the sunlight, she strengthened her teeth and cracked it. She had just swallowed it down when Raffie's voice caught her attention. 

She lowered her gaze to size up the petite, pink girl, [color=#B8860B] "I'm surprised you're here too."[/color]

Any additional conversation was cut short when students were instructed to jump into the lake. 

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[u]Straight From The Stone And Into The Fire. [/u]
[sub]Date: 19th of Velles, Victendes
Time: Dusk
Location: Moatu Suva, Kiluaho[/sub]

Mahal bobbed in the waves as her arms held tightly onto a nearby crate. Her eyes did a quick scan around her, seeking out any shapes of her fellow students close by. Identification was near impossible due to the dying light. Suddenly a loud sound of whistling came from behind her. She turned to spot a towering ship. Several dark rounded shapes sailed from its board side and flew across the fading twilight sky. 

[color=#B8860B] "Move, now!"[/color] Mahal shouted then pulled her body higher onto the crate. Driven by instinct and fear, she drew in mana then kicked her legs. Her eyes fixed on the nearest land mass.

Past the choppy waves, Mahal spotted one of the students splitting off from the rest. The small green one. He swam for the Blue Adam while the others scrambled for safety. She wasn't sure if she should be impressed by his bravery or take a lesson from his foolishness. They would find out later when or if he returned. 

Something with bright red hair shot past her and narrowly missed her. Mahal jerked back to see a helegan toss himself through the water like a skipping stone toward shore. Every few meters, he tilted up then dove beneath the surface. Finally, he landed face first into the shoreline where the wheelchair bound girl and the Eeaiko already were. 

Feeling the edges of the shoreline press against her toes, Mahal dug in and pushed the crate onto the sand. She caught the small shapes of both Raffie and Baykara on the Virangish flagship. Maybe they will get them to stop firing while the others made it to shore. Securing her crate with the others, her eyes counted the remaining students. Her teeth gritted as her count was off by two repeatedly. 

[color=#B8860B] "We're missing two, where's Tku and Fiske?"[/color] Mahal asked, her eyes fixed on the water and ready to dive back in. 

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Notes:
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[u]Summary:[/u]
Mahal races to the shore with the remain students, save Ren, Raffie, and Zast. Doing a brief head count, she notices two are missing: Tku and Fiske. 
Items of note on her person: Diyablos, x2 Virangish black steel dagger
[b]Purchases this Cycle[/b] None
[u]Tags[/u]: Maura [@Ti], Fiske [@jasbraq], Tku [@dragonpiece], Marz [@Th3King0fChaos], Raffie [@Emeth], Kaureerah [@Force and Fury], Zast[@Jumbus], and Ren [@Suicharte]

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