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

Sel nodded. It seemed her attempt at some humor had failed, but Miren did bring up a good point. This could be the straw that broke the camel's back.

Although this raised another question. If 'Caras' meant 'Caretaker' then didn't 'Eith' mean something else? Did she actually have another name? "Hey, Eith? I'm also wondering if you have another name. Like you called me 'Caras' even though my name is Selvina. Do you have another name aside from 'Eith' that you can remember?" It was entirely possible that such a question would lead them to having a name, and they could research a name.

She wasn't a big fan of talking to Myrilla however, possibly being on the high side of the list for disliking her. As for Meowka she wrapped one of her arms around the source of her prot- affection, leaning into the pettings a bit and putting the other arm around the archwizard as if trying to keep her close. Which she was of course. Due to the pettings.

Yep. She wasn't afraid of this puppy at all! Fish was more important. "Y-you said y-you needed me for something, mistress?"

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At this point Selvina looked between everyone in the room and back down at the fire mutt. Now that Miren had mentioned it.

The noble quickly came to her conclusion.

"Look, you've really got to fix this. I'm really concerned now." It was clear a slight smirk was running across her face as she said it though. "She doesn't look like she's overheating while she said it either ..."

An idea!

"If my reappearance traumatized her in a healing manner ... maybe we could simply annoy her until the seal is completely gone?" It was an idea, although admittedly a bad one. "Though I sense we could be playing into someone's hands. I know I upset you, but if someone considered you so dangerous that you required a seal to keep you down ... then why was it so easily broken? There wasn't even any magic involved in it. Whoever set this in place was likely intelligent enough to know the inevitability of this."

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Selvina simply sighed as Eith let out her little insult although she somewhat understood the reason. Of course, the lack of the teacher's ability to heal the hounds injury was also depressing for the entire situation ...

Although the picture of Eith pulling out a book to read for a couple of minutes as the pages smoldered in her hands was truthfully a little hilarious. The mage wondered truthfully how much her personality would change after this ... would it be for the better?

"The school nurse and my father are other possible options as well, although I fear this may fall outside of their abilities just as it has yours, Miss Lindall." The mage seemed to be speculating their own solutions. Meanwhile Meowka continued to stand there, accepting more head rubs if they were offered but otherwise slipping just a little bit more behind Miss Lindall.

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The cat remained in the hiding spot a bit longer, the mage managing to respond first as the teacher asked them a question. "Yeah ... like a couple of hours ago she went catatonic and spoke in a different voice. I had upset her ... perhaps that triggered the reaction?" That was Selvina's best guess at least. The woman was simply glad that things were being found out, and looked to Miren to see if there was anything else to report.

Around this time Meowka finally managed to find the courage to leave the cabinet. Surely the archwizard would protect her, right? And besides ... she wasn't a coward. Unlike another cat that she knew, the very definition of a scardy cat. She silently approached the conversation, visibly nervous but relaxing slightly as she noticed the dog was laying down with only a slight degree of agitation and standing just a little to the back left of the mage where she received pettings. She wasn't hiding behind the puppeteer. Nope, she was simply watching her back! A prowler of the night would never leave the one who fed them open to assault.

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Meowka continued to pet her mistress still somewhat confused but ... but at least she seemed to enjoy it! Of course she did! She was a prowler of the night, after all. Every skill that was worthy would already be within her mind.

Soon though her owner rose out of the bed, saying they would have visitors. It took a couple of seconds, but before the door was opened she could hear them approach and then see one of them be systematically hugged by her rather enthusiastic owner. A slight pain ran through Meowka but she wasn't sure why.

However she sniffed the air as the door opened and ... dog!? When Katherine gestured towards where Meowka had been all she would find is an empty spot and a quick glance around the room wouldn't reveal the girl hiding in one of the cabinets in a near cat-a-tonic state. She didn't even comment on the insult regarding her name.

"Thank you Miss Lindall ... but ... what familiar?" Based on Katherine's statement however it was likely that she was a cat - which would also make sense that she was hiding within the presence of Eith.

For a couple of seconds the mage considered commenting on the 'boy-girl' comment but after a couple of seconds decided not to bother. Out of all the teachers Katherine was by far the biggest jokester and sought to often times have her dolls teach the class when she was busy. Which certainly made the class unique, at least.

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There was a knock at the bottom of the stairs a few seconds before Selvina arrived in the room carrying a large tray of food for Eith in the form of a pile of smoked brisket alongside a large glass of cool water for her to drink in case she wanted anything. She had heard their voices downstairs and therefor knew the hound was awake which was both a relief and a slight problem in case she ended up going catatonic again.

"N-nice to see you back with the living, Eith. I'll just set this down next to you, alright?" She gave the pair a quick diagnostic glance after setting the food down and heading to a small chair in the room and lowering herself into it. The mage wanted to give them enough space to finish their conversation if they wanted to without her interruption.

Meowka was still clearly a little confused, but the challenge predictably managed to rile her on. "Well um ... yeah!"

She could pet someone? Of course! After all the experience she had being petted it should be rather easy to transfer that skill over! In the back of her mind there was still the voice saying that there was something off about this, or even that she was being challenged.

In the end though, the cat began to rub the puppeteer's head, rubbing her neck and lightly grabbing her ears a couple of times. She stroked her fingers down her mistress' back in hopes that this would be considered a satisfactory treatment.

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The cat looked at Katherine, opening her mouth as instructed and eating the food as it was plopped in by the puppeteer. A slightly irritated thought crossed the girl's mind, but in the end she realized this meant this woman was happy to feed her like she was some sort of goddess! Some of the vegetables were left by the end however, obviously not the cat's choice of food.

And fatty bits? Didn't she mean the tasty bits? Either way, as the other woman asked her to make herself comfortable she leaned back against the wall with a small pillow behind her back - obviously a bit confused. Meowka looked down at her mistress not sure what was going on. "Miss Katherine? Are ... are you alright?" This role reversal was obviously confusing the kitten just a bit.

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Meowka grumbled after being told to sit up but after about ten seconds did so, stretching once again as she looked over Katherine. "Something?" As much as she enjoyed laying around and doing nothing it was a little upsetting when she was told she was going to have to be useful again today.

She ate her meal mostly in silence and agreed with the puppeteers previous suggestion - the food could afford to be a bit more moist. She asked one of the dolls for a glass of water to go with her meal and switched frequently between the two which seemed to bring her some degree of satisfaction.

Vegetables were never in her diet really. She had always been more of a carnivore on a personal level. Eventually though she finished her meal and looked at Katherine expectantly. If it took the other woman too long, she would lay down in her lap once again.

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Selvina followed the instructions, a little sick with worry. Her voice had changed mid conversation before she passed out. Was that her speaking? Her subconscious? Some other being infesting her mind? And ... had she really been uncaring? It had only been a couple of days, hadn't it?

She flipped the sign around and quietly took steps up a staircase, looking about the room before leaving and returning once more with some of the books. She wasn't sure how long this was going to last, but she wouldn't leave until Eith woke up. She assumed the hound had been fine - she would have returned if she had been in distress, wouldn't she?

The girl flipped open one of the book's many pages and began reading as she playing the waiting game with a little distance away from the other two.

The cat gave off a slight mew in irritation, reaching out with one of her paws to lazily bat away the assaulting hand as it touched her cheek. It was for her as well? Well, obviously she'd need to eat in order to continue her pettings, wouldn't she? Meowka purred contently as she was petted, pulling herself onto Miss Katherine in a manner that would make it even more difficult for her to be pried off. "Mmmmeeeewwwwww - meewwww dress?" The cat wasn't sure if it was finished, but it was pretty and different from anything she'd normally get to wear.

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Selvina thought about Eiths words, her obvious nightmares, and the strange behavior as a whole. Though when the former librarian responded to her with orders in turn the noble paused for a moment and then obeyed, lifting up whatever portion of Eith she was directed to. "The couple of times that happened with me it was some sort of ... reset?" It was hard to describe how her memory ended being wiped.

It was obvious the mages voice was sick with concern as she assisted Miren with the lifting of Eith.

Meowka's dreams seemed entirely pleasant as she dreamed of receiving nice petting from her mistress. Eventually she returned to the real world, but after she blinked a couple of times she realized a different mistress was petting her. For a couple of seconds the cat seemed confused as she took a look around the room - but she wasn't panicking. For a few moments the prowler of the night enjoyed the pettings until she deemed it was necessary to give off a nice, long and pleasant stretch.

Of course, the woman asked her a question. Leaving her head on Katherine's lap she gave a happy smile. "Yeeeessss!" The cat was still stretching a bit. "So what are the dolls bringing me?" The cat hadn't moved from her spot, indicating that she expected the food to be brought to her so she wouldn't have to move.