[h1][u]Ciara Ventura[/u][/h1]
[i][color=gray]Wingram Academy, Girls' Dorm and Main Building[/color][/i]
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The notice from her Adapa was missing the signatures that leadership was usually so proud to display.

[i]Interesting.[/i]

Ciara looked up just in time to see the girl point to the two mailboxes at the end of the room, talking with Iraleth. 

[i][b]"The red one over there's incoming mail, the blue one's outgoing."[/b][/i]

Ciara's eyes zeroed in on the blue mailbox, then to the letter in Iraleth's hand as she peeked from the doorway. She had a feeling she knew where this was going. Iraleth would want her letter to go out, so it would be placed in the blue mailbox. That meant, perhaps later that night, Ciara would try breaking into the post office and uncovering what exactly Iraleth was up to.

[i][b]"Back in 'Kas, at least people like us knew what we were gettin' into. They just let lights shine so bright in this place."[/b][/i]

'Kas, as in Kastrix? [i]The[/i] Vaal Kastrix? So there was another one from her hometown here. Ciara had to stifle a chuckle. Only those who lived in Vaal Kastrix understood exactly what the girl meant. Ciara remembered many times when she did her work in the dark, simply not having enough energy in the leylines to power the home or commercial building she had been contracted to help out with.

Having heard enough, Ciara snuck away from the door and moved silently down the hallway back to room 07. She cracked open the door, saw Hildegunde still blissfully asleep, and smiled. No one had noticed her absence.

Grabbing her toiletries and fresh clothes, Ciara moved to the shared bathroom of the Girls' Dorm. After a quick shower, she threw on a new blouse and skirt and re-tied the ribbon around her neck, letting her black curls fall around her face. Returning to the dorm, she made her bed, grabbed her jacket and heavy satchel, and moved to the door. She looked back once at Hildegunde, wondering whether to wake her or not.

[i]"Only wake it if you plan to Eat it."[/i] Said the Voice in her mind.

Ciara immediately glowered and turned away, locking the room behind her.

Stopping by the cafeteria, she saw staff preparing for a new day. Hot pastries were ready for students on their way to classes, and she picked up two for four copper pieces. Walking the leisurely way to the main building, she again found herself in front of the Leyline Attunment Zone, and the peace it held. She remembered being promised they'd gather here at, what, 10:00 AM? She held back her desire to touch the pole, knowing it would be sated in due time.

Instead, she turned and made her way into the Main Building, adamant on finding the classroom and seeing if the directories had returned to the walls and billboards. That way, navigating this maze of hallways wouldn't be as arduous as yesterday. When, well, she was being chased by pompadour wigs and baseball bats.

[i]Hopefully, today will be nothing like yesterday...[/i]