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St. Sappho Academy, Medieval Magic Academy (Invite Only)

Lunalel Lightsword

"You don't need to prove yourself to me, you know?" Luna said. "That aside, take care of those frames, we're not buying another one if they get ruined." Luna stated, acting like a mother. "Nothing else you wanted to do, though? We could probably head back to the dorm." She mentioned, taking a look around, noticing a butchery. She'd been there before for groceries and it seemed somewhat busy."Of course, we could try to get you on Sorcha's good side. We can buy a ham or something for dinner. Well, there's a lot of us so maybe two. Or maybe Maoin already has something planned..." They've been a little reliant on that girl for food lately haven't they?

"How much do you eat?" She asked, unsure of it since she'd not paid too much attention to the Wyrm's eating habits. Her attention had been focused on some other issues lately.

Katherine Lindall

"Cold?" Well, it wasn't all too surprising with that outfit truth be told. "I probably have something warmer you could wear. I'm not much a fan of the cold myself." She mentioned, showing off her own rather covering robes. "I suppose I could part with one such piece if you wanted." That was a good enough way to gain her trust wasn't it? She didn't seem all too dangerous as of yet at least. Even if she really was anyway, the Puppeteer wasn't too worried. She felt like she could take on a demon if she really wanted to after all.

After asking her question though, it didn't take too long for their food to come. These eateries were always so prompt at getting food out. It was really wonderful. After setting the food to her customers, the waitress said, "Enjoy!" and skittered off.

Katherine took a spoon and stirred her stew around a bit before looking back up to Clione. "It's not going to get any warmer around here if you plan to stay."

Kozue Komichi

Yes, Celine was correct. Kozue had mostly planned that those would be blocked or dodged. She didn't really expect them to directly connect as they did. Perhaps this demon was playing weak... But it didn't seem that way. Not to Kozue at least. The Priestess was just lucky that the girl used a spear and not something with more bladed edges... Like a sword. Her speed seemed slow to Kozue. Perhaps it was just the way she practiced growing up, but this demon didn't seem quite what she pegged herself to be. Of course, she trained to fight demons so this might be part of the reason. It felt like she could fight at double strength at demons, so perhaps it was a motivational thing.

As the spear thrusted at her, she decided to play into it. She dodged to the side lightly, body parallel to the weapon. One hand reached out and grabbed the spear, the hand closest to Marie. She pulled the spear in it's current path, hoping it was enough to catch the demon off guard again and have her stumble forward. Kozue was betting on it happening though, and as she pulled, she spun around as well hoping to clock Marie in the head with the back of her fist.

Solana Lightsword

"Ah! Where are you going?" Sol said surprised. She didn't expect the little thing to just leave her hand in that fashion. Not all of a sudden at least. It then went over to Maoin's note. "Huh? Why'd you go here? Spiders can't read... Can they?" She asked herself. That didn't seem quite right. "Unless you're the smart spider I've ever seen." She lived with two humanoid dragons and a humanoid cat that could all speak... It wouldn't be too odd for a spider to understand written language. Probably. "Why'd you come here and not your little web in the corner?"

Legacy of Harena

"We need to go there." Himeko stated. "I've an... Artifact that needs to be recovered. Charlotte has her own... Scholastic reasons." She stated, looking to her current partner. "We'd be grateful for the help." The Tengu said, sincerely. "I can't tell you exactly what it is I seek, but what I will say is that it's direly important for humans... Elves, dwarves, and all the other races out there."

"Direly important? Life and death stuff?" Katherine said, almost amused at this wild story. "Rather unbelievable. Truthfully." She added, looking somewhat unconvinced. "I mean, it could be true. But it could be untrue." She snickered and looked at her sister. "What say you, almighty truthseeker of a sister? Do you deem her a liar and a heretic?" She couldn't help but giggle to herself a bit before continuing. "Or... Heh... Or i-is she telling the truth?"

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Lunalel Lightsword

"Ahh, well, I don't know if you can really put any... Uhhh, 'intelligent' clothes on. I think your claws would make that difficult." Luna said, wanting to ground the dragon's head a bit. It was nice to be happy and want things, but it was good to take a step back and think about it a bit. "I'll get your glasses for now, if you want." Without lenses of course. She had perfect eyesight it seemed already. "Instead though, I think you should think about it. Intelligence has nothing to do with the clothes you wear or the accessories you attach. But, why do you want to seem so intelligent?" Luna asked, with a hint of curiosity in her voice.

Katherine Lindall

"Yes, I am rather irritated by those words of yours." Katherine said, sounding slightly irritated. "These are the most adorable vessels for lost souls you have ever seen. Hardly a desecration." She was teasing. She tried to make it fairly obvious. Then she looked a bit more serious, as a serious conversation deserved it. "You can think of these little ones as the ones that couldn't pass. I don't force them to do anything except accept the body I give them. If you want a true desecration, then perhaps you should find that adoptive father of my." She seemed irritated by even mentioning the man.

The woman took a sigh and spoke again. "Anyways, I'm not stopping them from separating from that body if they desire, they need just ask. If they decide they can pass on they're free." Well, it probably wouldn't matter much to this woman. "But forget that. You are from Egypt I take it?"

Kozue Komichi

Of course. Demons were to be so prideful weren't they? "Very well." Kozue said, putting her hands together with open palms and bowing. "To the winner." Since the demon offered her the first move, she should gladly accept. It seemed as though she hardly moved a muscle. The only real sign that she had moved physically instead of teleporting was the gust of wind that trailed behind her as she appeared in front of Marie. In the same motion, her hand moved down and aimed at the demon's stomach at an attempt to wind Marie. From there, she raised her elbow quickly and struck at the demon's face.

Solana Lightsword

Sol woke up, warm in Sorcha's grasp. She was pretty tired earlier, but this little nap was a lot more than she expected. She felt mostly refreshed from the nap pulled while pulled close to her dragon friend. "Sorcha...?" She said, quickly finding the dragon was one of the warmest blankets she had ever had the pleasure of being with. She was asleep still. Sad, but the dragon could sleep a bit more.

Sol gave Sorcha a light hug and then slipped out of bed. Maoin left it seemed. She wasn't in sight though there was a note... Yep, the cat was gone for now. Food... Soup... Setting... 3? What in the blazes was setting 3? "I, uhhh, guess it's a cook thing?" Sol said, confused by the meaning of the phrase. She just set the note down. She was hungry, but this was more than enough for her not to want to. Perhaps Sorcha knew it when she woke up. Too bad she never asked the servants to show her how to cook in either her old home nor the Lightsword.

Something caught her eye though... "A spider?" She said, noticing a small spider creeping it's way down from the ceiling on a web, as spiders are wont to do. She put her hand out and let the small thing land on her hand. It was rather cute, as far as little creepy crawlies went. It didn't seem dangerous at all. It just looked up at Sol... Studying her, making sure she wasn't planning to turn it into a meal. [color=b22222]"You're a cute little thing. I should call you Arachne. Nonono. That's too obvious. How about Ariadne? Maybe you can make me some thread that can lead me back home one day."

Legacy of Harena

"So you don't believe them? You think one or both are non-human?" Katherine questioned. Well, that's how Livia was. "Well, if they're being dishonest about that I wouldn't be surprised. I mean, if you went to a... Let's say, Elf town. Would you not try to hide being a human to avoid attention? You wouldn't want to give that away, especially after someone mentions the guards are on watch for said people." If nothing else, Katherine was pretty wise. "Not that I especially care if they find this 'Harena' they speak of, but aren't you sort of interested?

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"Fine then. Let us go speak to your sister. Perhaps she'll decide to help us out of boredom." Himeko said, not seeming all too expectant of help from the young girl. Livia seemed difficult to handle in an annoying way so far. Maybe Marise would say something on their behalf.. But still. "Would you lead the way, Marise?"

Legacy of Harena

Katherine followed her sister into the dark and somewhat elegant room. "Please, Livia dear... We both know I've the basics of magic down more than you. I also have a higher capacity for mana. Natural talent and all. I study a lot more than you give me credit for. I could be here bothering you... I could also be studying the intricacies of the relations between the physical body and the soul that guides it while bothering you But who knows. I'm here physically here with you now." The Puppeteer said, skirting close to Livia again, grabbing her arm like some clingy girlfriend. "So, now, why don't you help those girls out? I thought you'd love the chance to prove you're smarter than them. Plus, they might be able to do a favor or something for you."

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"I wonder if she understands that I might already understand that one shouldn't admit they're a non-human in a human city. Non that it should matter in the end. This city is quite backwards." She didn't even really seem to care she said that to a resident. Nor should she really talk considering the Tengu typically do not allow humans in their territory. "Regardless, if things should be so difficult to find information, perhaps we should find another town... Perhaps one not so human. Dwarves are considered wise are they not? Elves?" She'd love to find everything they needed to know here, but in case they don't it didn't hurt to have a backup.

Legacy of Harena

Katherine giggled. "You want me to stop undressing the maids with my eyes? Perhaps you want me to stop that, but start undressing you instead?" She moved close to her sister and wrapped her arms around her in a sibling sort of hug. She of course, went uncomfortably close to Livia's face and stuck her cheek against the grumpy one's. "Or something like this?"

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"How annoying. How I wish I could just break in, but that's not simple to do." Himeko said with a slight sigh. She considered her options but came to think about it. "Perhaps we could just talk to your sister Livia? Katherine said she doesn't know anything." She wasn't very sure either way. Livia may not even talk to them... It was worth a try. "I wonder if that'd be possible?" She asked Marise. She didn't give a horrible look to Marise. Rather, it was one with hope filling her eyes. Something that girl hadn't seen yet. At least she wasn't insufferable, much like Charlotte.

Legacy of Harena

"These two are no fun. I couldn't extort them if I wanted, dear sister. Besides, I was going to just ask them a favor, tit for tat and all that." Of course, she really didn't even have anything planned. She was curious how much they'd be willing to trade.

Meanwhile, the doll looked like it was struggling to keep Charlotte's finger from it's head. Katherine liked to play pretend like that. "We just want information on an old civilization known as Harena. It's the only reason we really came here." The Tengu said, crossing her arms and hoping this older sister was more knowledgable on the subject that her sister was.

"Not to enjoy the sights and be harrassed by the guards?"

Himeko gave the puppeteer a bit of a dirty look, "No."

Katherine gave a slight giggle before heading towards the door, leaving her dolls in the room. "Well, I've done my part for now. I'm going to go bother Livia. I wonder how she'll react with... Well, I don't need her to know yet. See you two later." The she turned to Marise specifically, "See you soon, love." She added before blowing a kiss the girl's way and quickly escaping to Livia's location.

Himeko watched Katherine's display and then looked at Marise in a silent pity.

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Lunalel Lightsword

"How do you look? Well." She took a minor pause. With the looks she was giving just now, Luna could only guess what the Wyrm wanted to be called. While she didn't want to say or even think it... She didn't know if she could truthfully answer her the way she wanted. "Smarter?" It wasn't incorrect. Mostly doctors, professors and some other professions that were considered smart tended to wear glasses so it wasn't really incorrect. "They look cute on you as well."

Katherine Lindall

"Cute aren't they?" Katherine said, summoning one to the table in front of them. "I handmake the bodies myself. Rather unique looking I suppose, but I think they're cute. Some of the spirits aren't the biggest fans of them though. They get over it rather quick." Katherine paused and looked at Clione for a second. "Or perhaps as a priestess of sorts... You're talking about the spirits I have inside? I only collect the wandering souls that have various reasons for being unable to stop their current existence. It's like a lost soul orphanage." She just gave the other woman a smile. She thought it was fairly humorous. "Regardless, they help me and I help them. It's a kind of exchange."

Kozue Komichi

Kozue really, really, really, really, really, really, REALLY didn't need to hear that. She coughed to change the point of the conversation. "Anyhow, you want me to fight her? Or, rather, duel her. I like to think it'd be hard for me to lose to a demon." That would make sense as to why the water spirit wanted her to go with her. Well, if the demon was annoying then so be it. It didn't hurt to make people see such vile creatures for what they are.

Legacy of Harena

"Harena?" Katherine asked, looking slightly confused.

Himeko nodded, "Yes. Someone with a sigil related to said civilization stole something from my people. I am to seek them and dispense justice on them." The Tengu never really added more to that, though that just left Katherine wondering quite what she meant.

Of course, this girl was rather secretive. So it would be best to avoid that. Instead she had a sad truth. "I hate to tell you, but I know next to nothing to the history outside the city's." The Puppeteer said as a few of her dolls entered the room. "Now, I'm no expert. I do know some people that might know. Well, our family does. How much is it worth it to you though?" Two of the dolls jumped up and sat next to Charlotte in a non-menacing way. It seemed a bit more like they were just taking a seat.

Legacy of Harena

"What do I want?" Katherine asked in return. What did that mean exactly? Maybe she meant personally. "A harem of women to call on whenever I please?" Katherine teased a bit. "But if you mean why we have you here... Well, that was my sister's call. It's hard to say no to her beauty though, isn't it?" She said, complimenting Marise in the process.

"I could do it rather easily, actually." Himeko mentioned, electing to stand instead of sit. She took a peek around the room and felt it was both grand and rather bland. The only sign of character were the dolls that seemed to resemble Livia and Katherine.

"Oh, hush you." Katherine said to Himeko, relatively unconcerned about her doings. Instead she turned to the other girl, Charlotte. "As for who I am... I suppose I am fairly important. Being a daughter of the most powerful family in the city is not laughing matter. Even if I was only adopted, but try not to spread that too much. That aside, you are looking for something? What pray tell are you seeking?" She was just playing nice for now until Marise returned, and she rather hoped it would be soon.