John stood in his room, looking out the window at all the new arrivals. He saw Micah, one of his classmates, rush outside to help one of them. He decided to go down stairs and be the welcoming committee. He walked out of his room which was strewn with clothes waiting to be put away, and orbs of light that bathed the room in white. He took the stairs two steps at a time and was soon standing in the magnificent entry way. He started greeting new started greeting a bunch of first years and explaining all the features of the Academy.

Meanwhile, John's brother, Fletcher was up to different activities. He was sneaking down the stairs to the dungeon, bathed in shadows. He had witnessed the instructor drag Ashley down there and had decided to go help there. He and Ashley had come to the school the same year and had worked together in class a few times. Fletcher eventually came to the locked door. He launched a volley of shadows at the door and it flew off it's hinges revealing Ashley, chained to the wall. "Well hello there Ashley," Fletcher said smirking.