Aura blinked when she unexpectedly heard her name. She had taken into an interest in the newcomer that had shown up and was trying her best not to eavesdrop on the conversation that had arisen between him and others, the newest of which being a robed old man that she vaguely recognized as the combat instructor at Master Melody's, and a man she admired greatly. Of course, her best was not good enough when it came to not eavesdropping, and the gig was up when her name was mentioned. If they wanted to talk to her anyway, there was no sense just standing in the corner and whistling. Plus, she couldn't shake the impression that Reiko would know regardless. Not a sure bet, just a feeling. Either way, she shuffled over to the small group that was forming.

"A pleasure to meet you, Cain-san. I look forward to studying together." Reiko gave a small bow, nothing overly formal, before bowing more deeply to Master Alzir, though she said nothing to him in return, noting the odd couple that were now dancing in the center of the room. [i]A welcome change of pace from earlier...[/i] She worried slightly about Hazumi-sama, and the impressions she was making on the rest of the students and faculty, even though such a worry was both fruitless and far above her station. Truth told, Reiko had a fondness for those whose lives had been full of tragedy, and there was no better example, or so she assumed. Of course, everybody had their own story to tell. The pair of dancers brightened her mood a little bit and in so doing, cleared her head from its previous fog. Finally, out of reflex, she bowed a third time as her silver-haired [i]kouhai[/i] approached. "Have you come to grace us with your knowledge of Fragments, Madamoiselle?"

Not to be goaded on by the dark-haired girl's sarcastic tone, Aura simply shrugged. "I don't think I would know anything that is not common knowledge here. Fragments are the weapons that we use to fight evil, no? They have their own special abilities and powers, and they will make us into heroes of legend, if we can become adept enough to master them."

Reiko nodded. "A slightly different perspective than I have given you, and hopefully something that will make it easier for you to understand the true nature of these things. You may infer what you like and come to your own conclusions."