[i][h1][color=EC9EA4]Lanner[/color][/h1][/i]
The Abelfraws had taken to the road early in order to arrive in Kikka as soon as possible. As she had never been before Lanner couldn't just use her magic to get them there instantly, but the ride had been pleasant enough. Once they'd entered town, Lann slipped her metaphorical leash and ran off to get the lay of the land. By the time she'd made her way back to the registration area she found it already underway, and wasted no time getting in line. Once she had her shiny number she'd been ushered towards the coliseum, where she was immediately ambushed by two people laying in wait.

"What~is~this~?!" A woman asked, catching Lanner's arm and tugging her deeper inside the massive building. In the shade, she rubbed the collar of the knight hopeful's over shirt. "Did you eat something and spill it? Oh..."

She was taller than Lanner, and a little bigger in other places. Her hair was long and hung loose, dusky purple in color. She sported the same bright teal eyes though, as did the man next to her. 

"The humanity..." he said, feigning like he was going to dramatically faint. He was taller still than his companion, clean shaven with a dark pink head of hair. The both of them were well dressed, and while they would usually conduct themselves with the utmost dignity the trio of siblings could be a little casual here, away from home and most of the eyes of the public.

"Don't tease me Taita," the woman said. She sighed, pulling a handkerchief out of her handbag. Before she could offer it to Lann, she saw her little sister licking the pad of her thumb and trying to rub out the stain. 

[color=EC9EA4]"No worries Laggie, I've got it."[/color]

"No, not with your saliva...!"

In daily life (taking lessons, skipping lessons, even during dinner), Lann didn't see her siblings much, and certainly not both of them at the same time. Her brother was already preparing to take over as head of the family, and her sister was away on business more often than not. Today was a special day, not only because the youngest Abelfraw was about to become a Magic Knight, but also because all of her family had come together in their support of her. Lann could hardly be upset at the doting, and she played her role as little sister for a few more minutes while her siblings patted her head and fixed her clothes. 

[color=EC9EA4]"Okay, okay! Enough already,"[/color] she laughed, swatting their hands away. [color=EC9EA4]"I'm sixteen already, you know?"[/color]

"And yet you still act half your age," Taita said fondly, crossing his arms in front of himself.

"You'll always be our [i]baby[/i] sister," Laggar chimed in with. She brushed her bangs out of her eyes and smiled softly. "You'll be doing your best, yes? I just want to make sure you look your best too."

[color=EC9EA4]"Of course I'll be doing my best! I've even been practicing, a lot!"[/color] And today, she could show them the results of that practice. Just thinking about it, about the trials and the knights she was about to face, made her feel giddy. [color=EC9EA4]"So don't worry about me. I'm going to pass no matter what."[/color]

"We know. But still..." Laggar pursed her lips, looking like she wanted to continue making little changes to Lanner's outfit, but the latter skipped back away from her.

[color=EC9EA4]"[i]Seriously,[/i] I'm fine! If you keep fretting, you're going to make me nervous!"[/color]

That was a lie; her nerves already felt electric, but with anticipation not nervousness. The statement worked to make her siblings back off a little though, as intended. Laggar sighed again and Taita nodded.

"Alright then. We'll be in the stands, there," her brother said, pointing towards a section of the coliseum's seating marked off for "VIPs." It was cordoned off from the commoners. If she squinted, Lann could just make out her mother sitting with her legs crossed and her father waving. She smiled and waved back. 

She was the very picture of a pampered noble daughter. She knew it, and everyone around her knew it too. As the trio stood there, more and more people filtered inside. Lann could feel the eyes of some of the lowborn participants on her as they passed, jealous and spiteful. If they thought she had some leg up on the competition, she really couldn't blame them. But the feeling pressured to get moving, so she hurried through the last of Laggar and Taita's well wishing and weaved herself through the crowd in the opposite direction.

Her whole family had been saying [i]this will be good for you,[/i] for the last few weeks, and though her siblings hadn't outright said it now she felt the sentiment in their voices. Everyone really wanted this for her. She wanted this for herself too. A wide, toothy grin broke out on her face as Lanner moved towards the participant area, from shade to sunlight.