Aurea was approaching a slightly disgruntled Orenz. She couldn't tell if his frustrations stemmed from the fact that a student lashed out or the fact that he let himself react the way he did. He was a caring beast of a guy when it came to those still learning, but when he stores energy like that, the struggle to hold back his anger becomes rather difficult. Aurea watched him take a few breaths. With no way to release the energy in the presence of students, the giant faunus had to resort to calming his mind. It could take a while.
A tall girl walked up and whispered to Orenz, to which Aurea intervened after barely hearing the question. She knew her uncle, who was in his head, might unintentionally ignore her. She walked up to the girl who towered over her.
"I think it might be best if sparring ends for the day," Aurea said calmly. "Nerves around here seem to be on edge and it's never a good idea to spar with a goal like that in mind." She motioned over to the boy that Orenz had scolded. "The goal should be to improve ones skills, otherwise, we end up with situations like this, where someone becomes angrier than necessary." A quick thought entered her mind and figured she might ask the question. "What happens if you step up there and it doesn't go your way? Can you handle failing your goal in what's supposed to be a simple sparring match?" Aurea chuckled. "Forgive me," she said as she put her hand to her forehead. "I think all of Uncle Orenz' lessons are rubbing off on me a little too much."
Orenz rested his hand on Aurea's shoulder. "It's good to see you're picking them up so quickly." He took one last breath before confronting the girl as tall as him. "She right, though. No doubt that child had thought the same thing, and if I let him follow through with that attack, someone might have been seriously injured." Orenz lifted his chin to address the surrounding students. "This arena is meant to hone your skills," he hollered, "and to help your peers hone theirs. Intentions of harm for whatever reason will not be tolerated."
Suddenly the small crowd started to part, allowing Headmaster Cobal to pass through. "Oh my!" he said with a light hearted smile. "Which one of you ruffled his mane?" Cobal was staring at his PDA while approaching Aurea, rubbing his hand atop her head as a person would a dog. Being around Orenz a lot, she got to know his old team rather well and considered each of them uncles and aunts. "At least one of you has learned to tame that ferocious attitude."
Aurea let out a light laugh. The headmaster walked passed her and took his place on the raised platform. He observed the students for a moment. There was lots of old faces and an increasing number of new ones. He smiled confidently. In the face of things, he was happy with the turnout. His signal was reaching people across the world, which meant his efforts were paying off.
"I am pleased to welcome those of you who have no doubt struggled to find your way here. To the ones who have been here, I assure you, from what I have been told by the leaders of our new arrivals, that their journeys were far from smooth. Like us, they have lost close ones along the way, so I ask you all, old and new, to treat each other with the utmost respect." He looked back to the raven faunus who had embarrassed the raging human. It was as if he had seen the whole thing unravel. "I understand personalities may clash, and that is to be expected. However, let us learn from them instead of trying to change them. You will be working with each other, after all. Speaking of which." Cobal walked across the platform, hand crossed behind his waist.
"We need a team to scout far beyond the walls. Details of the mission will be spoken with me privately after we have some volunteers. Two teams would be best, but I don't expect everyone to be quite ready to leave just yet. Take note that eventually, we may need all hands on deck. But on to business. Who wants to put their skills to use?"
A tall girl walked up and whispered to Orenz, to which Aurea intervened after barely hearing the question. She knew her uncle, who was in his head, might unintentionally ignore her. She walked up to the girl who towered over her.
"I think it might be best if sparring ends for the day," Aurea said calmly. "Nerves around here seem to be on edge and it's never a good idea to spar with a goal like that in mind." She motioned over to the boy that Orenz had scolded. "The goal should be to improve ones skills, otherwise, we end up with situations like this, where someone becomes angrier than necessary." A quick thought entered her mind and figured she might ask the question. "What happens if you step up there and it doesn't go your way? Can you handle failing your goal in what's supposed to be a simple sparring match?" Aurea chuckled. "Forgive me," she said as she put her hand to her forehead. "I think all of Uncle Orenz' lessons are rubbing off on me a little too much."
Orenz rested his hand on Aurea's shoulder. "It's good to see you're picking them up so quickly." He took one last breath before confronting the girl as tall as him. "She right, though. No doubt that child had thought the same thing, and if I let him follow through with that attack, someone might have been seriously injured." Orenz lifted his chin to address the surrounding students. "This arena is meant to hone your skills," he hollered, "and to help your peers hone theirs. Intentions of harm for whatever reason will not be tolerated."
Suddenly the small crowd started to part, allowing Headmaster Cobal to pass through. "Oh my!" he said with a light hearted smile. "Which one of you ruffled his mane?" Cobal was staring at his PDA while approaching Aurea, rubbing his hand atop her head as a person would a dog. Being around Orenz a lot, she got to know his old team rather well and considered each of them uncles and aunts. "At least one of you has learned to tame that ferocious attitude."
Aurea let out a light laugh. The headmaster walked passed her and took his place on the raised platform. He observed the students for a moment. There was lots of old faces and an increasing number of new ones. He smiled confidently. In the face of things, he was happy with the turnout. His signal was reaching people across the world, which meant his efforts were paying off.
"I am pleased to welcome those of you who have no doubt struggled to find your way here. To the ones who have been here, I assure you, from what I have been told by the leaders of our new arrivals, that their journeys were far from smooth. Like us, they have lost close ones along the way, so I ask you all, old and new, to treat each other with the utmost respect." He looked back to the raven faunus who had embarrassed the raging human. It was as if he had seen the whole thing unravel. "I understand personalities may clash, and that is to be expected. However, let us learn from them instead of trying to change them. You will be working with each other, after all. Speaking of which." Cobal walked across the platform, hand crossed behind his waist.
"We need a team to scout far beyond the walls. Details of the mission will be spoken with me privately after we have some volunteers. Two teams would be best, but I don't expect everyone to be quite ready to leave just yet. Take note that eventually, we may need all hands on deck. But on to business. Who wants to put their skills to use?"