Mara and Phineas followed the group, slowing as they reached the school. Phineas stared at the building before them, mouth agape in awe. The estate towered above them like a living beast. It's many eyes gazed at the woods around it, as if warily watching for potential dangers to its occupants. Before it was a large door, a small group already forming at the top of the steps.

"This is amazing!" Mara gasped. "Will we get to explore? Do we get our own rooms? Can we have roommates? Will I get kicked out if I accidentally blow of the room?"

Phineas gazed around, a thoughtful expression on his face. Hidden unless meant to be found? Rumor or no, the thought was strangely comforting. A place where he was not just welcome, but expected. A small smile crept up his face as he gradually relaxed. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. He turned to the closest person next to him and gave them a shy smile. "Hello," he greeted. "My name is Phineas."

Once a small group had gathered around him, Jayden locked eyes with pretty much all of them before going to speak - only to be cut off by Jacob, the comment causing the drider to snigger and shake his head. "You were taking your sweet time, so I took the initiative."

His violet eyes took on a mischievous glint as he stood back and waited for Jacob to finish the introductions before speaking himself; "Us two are the ones who've been the longest residents here, Jacob," he pointed at Jacob, "Being the longest resident, myself being here practically a tenth of the time he has. So he's the one you should really go to if you have any questions."

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Alicia eventually stumbled upon the academy, ears picking up a masculine voice asking all new students to gather around him - which she did so although somewhat hesitantly. She was nervous, being surrounded by so many people but also comforted in knowing they all had to hide from the humans for fear of what they could do.

Hearing a voice next to her, Alicia jumped before settling down and gazing curiously at the... spirit? next to her, who'd introduced themselves as Phineas. "Alicia, it's nice to meet you too..." she responded hesitantly, azure eyes looking the male up and down.

Jacob nodded sagely as Jayden spoke. "Yes, and since Jayden has a knack for ignoring what I tell him, he likely wouldn't know the answer even if I had explained it a thousand times." He smirked, winking at Jayden before turning and pushing his hand out, releasing a gust of air which blew open the doors. "Shall we start the tour?" He asked, turning to face the group once more.

Morning sunlight shone on hair as pale as moonlight. A young girl shielded her sanguine eyes with her hand, squinting. The school was just up ahead. Miyuki let out a long, drawn-out sigh. This was it, she supposed. The start of her new life. She'd just entered the gates when she realized a crowd was gather. Curious, she hesitantly approached the edge of the crowd, keeping a distance, but making sure she could hear what was going on.

Jacob walked toward the now open door, gesturing for the other students to follow him. "Come on then, we'll show you around. Don't fall behind, and don't wander off. If you get lost, then it might take you a while to figure out how to get back. This school is deceptively difficult to navigate if you don't know your way around." He chuckled.

The charms on the school to keep it hidden were very extensive, and the ease of getting lost was one such perk. If someone didn't know the school at all, it would protect itself, assuming they were not a student, and keep them lost, until a student found them and could either guide them to where they needed to be, or, if they were a threat, wipe their memory and leave them somewhere safe. This was why the initial tour was always so important to the students, and why Jacob had been giving tours for the last 28 years.

Alicia sighed gently before shrugging and following the two males who were their supposed guides for the next few hours - azure eyes looking them up and down suspiciously as they joked with each other. Her senses were going haywire at being surrounded by so many different people, people like her whom were not the "norm" as humans would say. Luckily for her she'd had a charm cast on her before leaving her home, making her able to blend in with the human populace until she was ready to return but many of the others seemed to be not-so-normal... she almost felt sorry for them.

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"You also have a knack for ignoring me, so I think we're even there." Jayden retorted, an indignant look upon his face as they entered their home allowing the students to have their first look at the magnificent structure now surrounding them. "This will be your new home, for however long you need it to be. So treat it with respect, and it'll treat you the same." The charms set around the Academy were also set to prevent any minor (and accidental) damage, but those who did manage to damage the school intentionally were severely punished.

Jacob chuckled. "I only ignore some of the things you said, Jayden, and even then it's only the things that are better off ignored." He smirked before turning to the group. "Welcome to the entrance hall." He smiled, gesturing to the grand room around them. There was a spiral staircase on one side, and an elevator on the other, as well as doors branching off in each of the four compass points. "This is the easiest point to navigate from, in my opinion, it is the centre of the school, everything else goes outward from here." He gestured to a desk at the side of the main door. "That desk there is not manned, but there is an enchanted bell on it, if you ring that, someone will hear you, generally myself, and will come and guide you to wherever you need to be, or answer any questions you may have."