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The school assembly went better than expected. Aria chose to be placed on standby, allowing Reiko to get her message across. In these dark times, a voice of strict authority needed to be used and the Vice Principal was more suited for that role. As the proceedings went on, the Head Magister took notice of a few new faces among the student populace, all but confirming with just a glance to their faces that they were late to the initial orientation.
Oh well. Better late than to be murdered on campus, a thought that made Aria frown further. When the assembly was over, a few students raised up their concerns loudly. She had expected swift action by the staff to contain the outburst but surprisingly enough, it was handled well by the student themselves. With some intervention from Yurius, the students’ worries were settled; for now.
Aria sensed deep unsettlement within Roland and Circe, keeping her gaze on those two longer than others before leaving the auditorium. She made a mental note to have Reiko keep a watch on them before heading to her office; she had kept Tholl waiting long enough. Though she was not too keen on having to deal with the wolf’s more untrained functions, sighing as she sensed the animal marking patch after patch of her school with its fluids.
It wasn’t like she needed to see Tholl’s mind to know the situation. After all, the spider woman was quite indicative of it from her announcement on the intercom. “Tholl, I do hope you have a place to keep her without interfering with school regulations,” was the first thing Aria said as she entered her office. One look at the beast and she knew. “It’s a female if you were wondering,” she said to Tholl, moving to her desk.
“Alright, let’s see what we have here….” Closing her eyes, the Head Magister focused intensely into the wolf’s mind. The animal would find itself suddenly flopping onto its belly where it stood, muscles relaxed as Aria gently probed into its memory. For starters, nothing was in color; but digging deeper, she found the wolf to be in constant motion, trees and the forest floor in view. Was it running from something? What could it be-wait.
There it was. A brief, brief glimpse, but something was there. Hooves, yes, that much was confirmed by the tracks earlier…but this creature was much bigger than expected. Something hellish and oozing out malice with…yes. “Yes, I know what we’re dealing with,” Aria said gravely, opening her eyes and staring at Tholl. “Fetch me Reiko immediately.”
The news would spread far and fast among the staff, informing them to be on their utmost guard. For the Head Magister had now identified the creature responsible and it wasn’t pleasant. Whether the students would catch on to this new knowledge their superiors knew, it was hard to say. But it was doubtful they would, especially when the first day of real classes had finally begun.