[IC] St. Sappho Academy, Medieval Magic Academy (Invite Only)

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The magierprinz's eyes drifted over the other two as they toppled onto the floor. For a few moments Swen was concerned about the annoying money-waster until the puppy started mumbling something about steak. Soon enough, the bunny girl had opened the door, talking about her fears from the past. "Don't worry, if this puppy acts up here I'll take care of her. She's not my familiar but ..." The man looked down at the fire puppy's sleeping body and shrugged. He was responsible in her for a way, wasn't he?

The ever glorious position of being Meal-Ticket.

"Alright, thank you very much!" And with that, the magierprinz entered into the restricted section to start his research on the foe he would soon be facing.

Hopefully Lyssa wouldn't be too upset when she woke up all alone.

The kitten was suddenly brought out of her sadness as a strange object crashed in down in front of her, eyes widening in slight fear as she shuffled backwards a couple feet. Soon though, Maoin returned to her thoughts as it was quickly established that this was not a threat.

"Oooh...not one of my better landings..."

The stray's dark eyes looked upwards once more, immediately recognizing Lady Sorcha from the previous day. The cat tried to collect herself from the recent emotional trauma, but even then a few more tears, sobs, and moments of shaking passed by.

"Moain?...whatever are you crying for?"

The kitten wiped her eyes off using her arm again, although they watered back up rather quickly. The cat debated for a few moments if she should simply tell her teacher the entire story, or if the powerful woman would care about the woes of someone so weak. Surely the powerful being in front of her would simply laugh at the woes of a pointless, weak, insignificant stray like her.

But then again, she had cared when she panicked over the water. And didn't she help her overcome that? Maybe ... maybe she could help with ... this whole thing?

A small voice lacking confidence replied after a few moments, as if uncertain how much she should share. Her knees curled up closer to her chest, as if trying to contain herself. "... It's ... it's pointless ..."

The voice rose slightly as the girl realized the dragon would demand more explanation. "... I ... I took her out last night ... and ... I told her I love her. I'm an idiot, I know ..." Her eyes glanced to the side, her voice starting to speak a hair faster as a few tears streaked down her face. "... then we talk ... she leaves, and ... and I panic ... I ..." She raised her left arm up, revealing the bandages. The teenager missed some words as she rapidly thought through the events.

"She came back, said wouldn't leave ... petted me until ..." Tears flowed freely now, as the moment got closer and closer. Her thoughts become gradually less coherent as she tried to keep herself together. "... morning. Bottles, a note ... and then ... it broke ..." The girl buried herself into her knees, sobbing more as the world seemed to shake around her.

Whatever had been holding her together until this point burst, Maoin screaming without realizing it. Her eyes looked at Sorcha filled with emotion. "SHE LEFT WITHOUT EVEN SAYING GOODBYE!"

"The headmistress was there ... and I asked for help. She told me the truth ..." Her eyes looked back towards the ground, her body losing the animation that pointed out it was alive. It seemed as if she was rehearsing some words from memory. "... I'm a pathetic, sorry excuse for a familiar. All I can do is nag, annoy ... she should have dumped me sooner. I just would have gotten in the way. That she didn't have time for a stray." It was rather obvious that the word had a lot of meaning to her.

"That night ... she told me not to try and be something I'm not ... that I should stick to makeup, being cute, and just being a servant ..." Her body shook in frustration, then she stilled as her eyes drifted up towards Sorcha, life seeming to fill them once more. "... but ... BUT I don't want to be ME if all I'm worth is being ABANDONED!" The kitten was reduced to tears as emotion filled her, only managing to whisper a few final words as she curled up once more. "... you were right yesterday. I am just a stray."

Fia watched as the woman in front of her pulled something unholy out of the doll. Sometimes the headmistress magic seemed to feel strange, but this sort of manipulation was on an entirely different level.

Of course, the woman's explanation was logical. But for some unspeakable reason, the phoenix felt bothered to the core. As if this was breaking down the fundamental laws of the universe that kept life in some sort of motion.

To the woman in front of her, it would seem that the crimson haired girl was filled with a sort of terror as she suddenly sprinted out the front door, going after Livia.

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#5 and Katherine Lindall

Katherine just sat there, blinking at Fia's expediant escape. She wasn't expecting the girl to shower her with praise or something. . . But this was a little cruel. Perhaps she should just ignore the girl's presence from now on, on account she can never seem to get on the girl's good side. "Sorry, #5, looks like you get to stay with me for time being." Katherine said as she patted the doll on the head. She just needed to wait for Livia to return.

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

"The Eastern Countries? Hmmm, well, what is there to say?" Mugi said as she set her pen down and tapped her pointer finger to her lips, thinking. "Well, society is a bit more. . . Reserved. I mean, I understand Lyssa is a special case even among you westerners but, over all, this place has been more open than the main body of Japan. Though, to be fair, my village is in a way female only so we tend to be open. Yuki-Onna are only women after all." Thinking about it, Mugi really didn't know much about the rest of the east. She knew enough of her own country, but hardly anything outside that, but she described as well as she could. For a dumb sounding girl, she could sound somewhat scholarly. There wasn't much detail outside the typical Japanese town and how the basic culture and food was. Miso, fish, how pretty shrines could be and what not. "Well, that's a bit of it at the least. I hope that's a decent amount for you now."

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~Sorcha~

Sorcha blinked, and then gave a tired sigh. She picked up a rather troublesome little apprentice, didn't she? The dragon pushed herself up to a sitting position. Really, she wasn't in any condition or mood to really comfort the kitten in any manner, but as she agreed to teach her some things she did feel at least partly responsible for her. Sorcha walked over to the kitten, taking a seat next to her and wrapping a comforting wing around her while resting her own head on the kittens shoulder, careful to avoid her horns as usual. For a few moments, the dragon just sat there letting the kitten cry a bit. Sometimes that was what one needed to help feel better. After a few minutes though, the dragon finally decided to speak up.

"Didn't I tell you I didn't want to hear that kind of talk from you?" The dragon gave the kitten a light bump on the head with her own. "Truthfully little one, I am not all that well today so I am not exactly in the best position to advise you." She continued tiredly. "But...perhaps you simply need to find a new master?" Sorcha replied with a soft smile. "I don't mean to sound as though I'm telling you what to do, little one, but...perhaps you and this previous master of yours simply...weren't compatible? I remember my first master. A great wizard I admired greatly, as well as a fierce, young knight who I thought was the most courageous, bravest person in the world. High praise coming from a young, arrogant dragon." She chuckled lightly. "Oh the times I wished he would just think about me more than a simple dragon used for scaring off the Saxons."

She shook her head as she continued.

"In the end, they left me. It hurt, really. After everything I did for them - but really, it was for the best. I was too...much of a child, still. Merlin released me from the contract because I needed to...grow up a bit, learn how to...well, be more than a dragon. Arthur had someone else, anyways and I couldn't keep sticking around. In the end, I found someone I liked much more - though even that would prove to be short lived even as good as it was."

She fell silent once again after speaking.

"...I do not mean to impose on you when you are currently in distress little one, but I am not feeling too well. Would you mind helping me over to the lake and getting out of this armor?"

~Cynthia~

Cynthia listened intently to Mugi. It sounded...well, if Cynthia had to be honest quite lovely. Much moreso than the country here, at least. Not that she didn't like it here, no, but from what Mugi described it was certainly an interesting place. She'd have to go visit some time...if she ever got some time off, that is. Well, more than a few days anyways. It'd be interesting to see what it was like. Now though...how could she continue this conversation? Mugi was living here already so she couldn't exactly enthrall her with tales of here. She supposed she could ask something a bit more personal but that would be...rude, wouldn't it?

"It was. It sounds...lovely." Cynthia replied.

...and she was out of ideas how to continue the conversation.

~Livia~

Honestly, Livia tired. Not that she didn't mind dealing with the kitten or Gwynn, but ugh, she wanted today to be relaxing not...whatever it currently was. Well, at least now it was over and she could get back to doing whatever she wanted for the day. With a sigh, she walked into her home, unsurprised to find Katherine waiting for her.

"Katherine," She said, giving the teacher a warm smile. "Pleasure to see you here, dear. I wanted to talk to you about something, but I'm quite certain you already have an idea of that." The headmistress walked over to where her student was sitting, taking a seat next to her.

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The kitten's eyes widened slightly as the dragoness didn't respond at first, instead putting her under a literal wing and resting with her for a few moments in a comforting manner. She cried. A lot. After a few minutes of resting though, the dragoness gave her a slight bump on the head before engaging a more serious conversation.

Find ... a new master? No other master could create her again, or share the depth of experiences with her that her owner had from spending a year around her. She hadn't had another person hit her, kiss her, and rely on her like her lady. There hadn't been another person who she built ice castles with on a frozen lake, played with on tired days, or ... solve their differences with.

And she didn't love anyone else. Gwynn obviously wasn't obligated to love her back, but wouldn't it be wrong to find another master while she had feelings for another, feelings that surely wouldn't go away? Outside of love, their was still the loyalty she felt towards the very woman who had left without saying goodbye. No matter how frustrated with this entire fiasco, she couldn't be angry with her for any length of time.

Even if she did manage to find someone else that she liked, why would they rather pick a stray up off the street when they could instead summon their own cat, or go after something powerful like a dragon? Lady Sorcha despite all her wisdom would never understand the experience of being weak or unwanted. People would die to claim her as their own.

The kitten's eyes looked upwards towards the dragoness as she requested help, using one of her arms to wipe the tears from her face. "... Yes, Lady Sorcha ..." Maoin's demeanor about the entire conversation could be considered a combination between doubt and frustration.

Soon enough, the dragoness' armor was removed, and the kitten helped her over to the lake where she stopped at the edge. The scream for her to preserve her life was still there ... it just wasn't as loud. "... do you regret ... not going after them ...?"

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Katherine Lindall

"Oh, if it isn't the Headmistress. I wasn't expecting you, it's rude to walk into someone's home you know." Katherine teased, but relented to answer the woman's question. "But, in all seriousness, yes. Something about a cat. I love cats, unlike birds. They lack a certain elegance, and tend to run at the slightest thing. Especially the firey ones, wouldn't you know." The woman said with a slight smile and shrug. "But do tell. I'd rather hear the story from the horse's mouth, or, so they call it."

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

"It is." She said. "So is my village. . . I'd offer a tour if you were out that way if it were. . . More warm to outsiders. I, uhh, mean that literally. Most humans would likely freeze to death." Mugi giggled slightly before go back into her work. She was having a slightly difficult time perfectly copying the "O". She wasn't all too amazing at curved shapes. "It's a far-cry of difference. Worlds apart some would say. Anything particular you were curious about?" The Yuki-Onna asked, barely even looking back.

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~Sorcha~

The dragon sat in the water, letting out a long sigh as the cool water washed over her body. She rested her arms against the shore, leaning her body against it and her head on her arms. The cool water already was doing wonders for her mood. For a few moments she remained silent coming up with a reply.

"Thank you little one. Some days I swear my age is catching up with me, heh." She chuckled lightly before replying. "It wasn't a matter of regret or not. The fact is, I could no longer be apart of whatever they were doing. Arthur had no need of me, and Merlin while he could have kept me around knew that it would be the best for both of us to let me go. I could have went after them, but it'd have only caused more problems, and I am fairly certain if I did, things would not have...went well, for me." Sorcha sighed, whatever she was implying there she didn't dwell on.

"In the end, I suppose no I don't regret it. Yes, it hurt at the time and years passed before I saw them again, but...it was well worth it, I think. I had grown a bit by then, and I was able to forgive myself for being such a foolish idiot, and I came to terms with what happened."

~Cynthia~

"No." Cynthia replied curtly, sounding a bit harsher than she likely had intended. She was honestly just looking for something to talk about. Ah, she was messing this up completely, wasn't she? With a small, annoyed seeming huff she walked over to the desk to take a look at Mugi's progress. Well, she was doing...fairly well. If copying was going to take her this long though, she doubted she'd ever be all that skilled in the writing department.

"...You're slow." She replied, not trying to sound too harsh and failing spectacularly.

~Livia~

"Ah? Really, was Fia being troublesome for some reason?" Livia asked, curious. She didn't feel anything was particularly off, but...well, it was probably nothing if the girl hadn't been in great distress. She'd have to talk to her later, though. A more important matter was at hand for the moment. "Anyways, I may need you to watch over Maoin, Gwynn's previous familiar is all. I certainly can't do it and there is a certain risk she may...well, lets just say she's not the most emotionally stable at the moment and took Gwynn's leaving fairly hard. I believe she's fine for the moment - I have a few eyes on her. She's currently at the lake with Sorcha. I simply would like you to spend some time with her, and see if you can make her...comfortable."

~Myrilla~

"Haaa, Livia really needs to work on the security measures on keeping out little 'ole me. It's like she wasn't even trying." The demon lord chuckle lazily, placing a book back into it's shelf. Well, that was a slight exaggeration. She had to dismantle several locks, a number of seals made with her own blood, and even a fend off a few specters. Livia really didn't like her, did she? Even after all the special moments the two of them shared, tsk. It was almost insulting.

But ah well, thoughts for another time.

Her current playmate was already here. The young noble, Swen walked into the library completely unaware of her presence. The doors closed behind him, though they didn't lock. As he moved through the shelves, looking for a book about his current target Myrilla simple watched from the upper floor, resting her arms against the railing. Eventually, he'd find the place where the book was supposed to be, but it'd be empty.

Where was it? Well, right in her skilled hands. She'd keep watching for now, and wait for him to notice her.

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The magierprinz's eyes shuffled through various tomes on the east, and reference books led him to a few generous sources: a few pages about their religion, the local geography, and even a book on the beast itself.

Walking up to the shelf with an almost giddy feeling, he reached his hand out to where the book should have been, but frowned instead. Had it been misplaced? A quick survey of the entire bookshelf suggested otherwise, with Swen searching for his tome. And besides, his sense of this area was that these shelves were far better organized than anything else.

What was going on?

A quick search of the library with his eyes revealed a figure on the balcony right above. And of course, the book he needed was in his capable hands. But ... was she some sort of familiar? "It appears you have the study I require. Your timing is impeccable if you intended to rid me of this knowledge, however."

This was far too unlikely to merely be chance. The man placed a single hand casually on his grimore, ready in case things went south.

The kitten listened to the dragon, sitting down on the shore with still watering eyes. Perhaps ... this really was better for her though? The very thought of that though made her sick. That meant that all she had ever been was a failure that had gotten in her way. And besides, the woman couldn't even remember to bring along a change of clothes.

Maoin's face became overrun with a face of frustration though, pulling slightly on her ears with her hands. Maybe it would be better for them to walk away from eachother for a bit ... but forever? That ... it was simply hard to conceive of living a happy life without her ladies presence. Yes, she had Tazia and Sorcha. But ... the noblewoman was a constant force no matter how irritating she could be.

"I ... I don't feel it's the same, Lady Sorcha. I was literally created to serve Lady Gwynn. Anyone else just wouldn't be Lady Gwynn. You were something before Merlin and Arthur, so you could be something afterwards. Her getting rid of me means that I failed her, and failed my own purpose." Maoin didn't want to sound melodramatic, but it was true, wasn't it? That's what Livia had said at least.

The kitten's thigh pressed into an uncomfortable rock as she sat, and soon the shard of stone was tossed into the lake as the girl gave off a sigh. "And besides, who would want me? Any mage has the pick of adorable, defenseless, innocent familiars to pick off the streets. If they were smart, they would find a cute dog or something that clearly wasn't a failure in the first place. What am I supposed to do? Say 'hey, I have this pointless ability to make people look very nice'?" The cat's ears lowered, the slow movement of her tail coming to a halt. "Well ... even if they wanted me, how would I be able to trust them not to just abandon me in the night as well?" The black haired girl's dark eyes seemed to lose some of their life, as if she had given up.

After a few seconds though, a look of hope ran across her face. "... if I don't at least try to resume my position, then what does that say of my loyalty to her? She needs me too, she can't face any of her problems, and can't even talk about anything." Some anger ran across her face as well after a few seconds, another rock being thrown into the lake with a degree of violence before her head turned right and her eyes gazed into the ground. "I want to be a stray at least worthy of a goodbye."

Then she broke down into tears again as emotions swirled through her head, but her ears twitched towards Sorcha in case she had anything more to say.

The phoenix found herself panting after running a few hundred feet, only to see the headmistress wonder back into the mansion. Feeling a little silly for leaving just before the woman arrived, the crimson haired girl walked carefully back towards the house, slipping in behind Livia and hid behind her dress, placing the powerful woman between herself and the unholy woman she was speaking to.

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Katherine Lindall

"That idiot's cat?" Katherine mentioned, ignoring Fia. Mayhap if she scared the girl so much, she should just ignore her. "She's a cute cat, though a little too. . . Loyal isn't the right work. Well, I guess loyal works. She's too loyal to her old master I'd like to assume. I can watch over and keep her fed. Entertain her perhaps. I can hardly connect with the one I personally pulled out of hell, but I'll do what I can." Katherine mentioned, sitting there wondering what else Livia would say.

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

"Ahahaha. . ." Mugi replied to Cynthia. Well, she knew she was slow. She told her she was after all, what else would the maid have expected? "Well, these round shapes are odd to me. Maybe I should show you the different parts of our written language. I can guarantee that it's worse than this." Mugi wasn't sure what to say. She didn't really want to ask personal questions, as the maid didn't seem very open. She just awkwardly continued practicing.

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~Sorcha~

"Little one, perhaps she couldn't bear the thought of seeing you in distress?" Sorcha replied. "Certainly, leaving without saying a word is...well, not exactly a nice thing to do but I do not think your master is a bad person if you care about her so much." The dragon sighed, breathing deeply. "I will not claim that to be true, but you know your master better than anyone." The dragon pulled herself out of the lake, sitting by the kitten and dangling her legs in the water. She wrapped a wing around the child once again, pulling her close.

"Little one, if you go after her I will not stop you, but if you rush off without thinking about it then you'll only get hurt. I will not try and stop you, but at least let me help. I won't go with you, but you should at least have some way of defending yourself."

~Cynthia~

Learn another language? Well, Cynthia was versed in at least some small bits of spoken language from elsewhere. She had to be, at least somewhat. It was intriguing enough of an idea, though. It'd also possibly give her something to do and well...make this entire thing go a bit smoother?

"Very well." Cynthia replied. "Let us see this language of yours."

~Livia~

"I don't expect you to work miracles." Livia chuckled, reaching a hand down and giving Fia a small pat on the head. "Just make sure she is mostly safe and doesn't hurt herself, and stop scaring my familiar." Livia said with a fake stern tone. "She's a delicate little thing." She smiled, looking down at Fia.

"No, how about the three of us go do something? I took the day off and Cynthia is having a little...private time with a certain someone, so I think the three of us could go do something fun for once."

~Myrilla~

Myrilla chuckled, walking along the upper floors, sliding a hand along the railing.

"Rid you of this?" Myrilla opened the book as she walked, taking a quick look inside before closing it. "Now, why would I do that? That would be quite...mean. Devilish, I'd say." She stopped walking, leaning over the railing again. "You don't think of little ol' me as a devil do you? You haven't even said hello yet, I'd say you're more of a devil than I. You don't even remember I, do you? Tsk, such a shame, too."

Before Swen could even react, the woman disappeared, wisps of black particles forming in the air as she left. For a few seconds, it'd seem like she'd have completely disappeared with the book.

"But don't worry, we'll be getting quite familiar very soon." her voice came from right behind Swen, but the moment he'd turn to look he'd find nothing. "After all, you're getting quite friendly with my daughter." That time, her voice came from above - if he happened to look up he'd notice her sitting on a bookshelf thumbing through the book he was seeking.

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Her daughter, a devil, what was-

Eith's warning had apparently fallen into the extremely literal category. The voices moved around him by some unknown magic, the woman shifting spaces or illusions as he tried to find her once more. Eventually she simply reappeared on a bookshelf not too far away from him.

"Your daughter has chosen to get friendly with me, I assure you I was dragged into my condition with her." It wasn't a lie at all - in fact he had to pry himself away from the sleeping ... demon that morning.

Had this person appeared disguised before him previously? Had something changed? Truthfully, he was starting to feel fear flow into his veins. Was the monster here to claim his soul? Make a trade? "No deal between us needs to involve any amount of familiarity ... have you come here to curse me? To make a trade?" Swen forced his voice to be deep in order to give the impression of strength.

Hopefully she'd run off. The book was on the bottom of his concern list at the moment.

Of course her master wasn't a bad person! It just was painful to think there wasn't at least a conversation about it, or even any warning. She didn't want to harm her lady by showing her distress in front of her ... but on the other hand, it seemed a little unfair. The emptiness inside of her was unfathomable, and the kitten was waiting for whatever void was left there to be filled once more.

Listening to the rest of the dragon's cautious words though, the kitten nodded in response. It would be very foolish to try and find her 'in her current state'. Right now all she could do were pointless tasks, and some intrigue. Her abilities with a sword were the definition of incompetent.

Even if she did find her owner though, how was she supposed to? "... I don't even have a lead on her though, and Livia isn't willing to tell me where she went ..."

The crimson haired girl looked up to the headmistress, eyes going a little wide. Fun? The three of them? Sure it looked a lot better than her times with her prior master, but she didn't have practice or experience or anything like that. Fia was obviously looking around nervously as thoughts ran through her mind. "So ... the office?"

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Katherine Lindall

"Fun? I suppose, but. . ." Katherine put her thumb to her mouth in thought, "Supposing it's not the usual, I'm a bit unsure of what you want to consider fun right now." Katherine said with fake worry in her voice. Really now, Katherine should be returning to class. Teacher Doll can do well, but it's still a doll. It should have a hard time communicating without speech. "What are considering?"

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

"Show you? Hmmmmm." Mugi questioned, tilting back in her chair a little bit before dropping down and grabbing another piece of paper. "Alright. Where to start?" Mugi said while writing down a set of wild characters. "Let's call this the normal characters. Hiragana. Used as a basic "alphabet" though it's not really an alphabet I suppose." Mugi went over each character and showed Cynthia how each was spoke, writing the Latin Alphabet equivalent for self practice. "And these little marks can change how it's said. The Ke changes to Ge, for example." The Yuki-Onna went on describing the writing system for a little bit, but felt it was enough for the moment. "I think this is enough for now. Even so, I guess we both helped each other out a little bit didn't we? It's fun teaching people things."

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~Sorcha~

"Then I am unsure what you wish to do. You have no way of tracking her, yet still want to go after her? What will you do, wonder the earth until you grow old and die?" Well, if Livia wasn't talking there was likely a reason for it which meant, she was up to something and really didn't want someone to interfere. The dragon shook her head and continued. "I suppose I could try talking with her, though I doubt I could change her mind. The headmistress can be rather...stubborn sometimes." Sorcha mused.

~Cynthia~

Cynthia narrowed her eyes at the paper. Hiragana? Well, she had heard of it and seen it every now and then, but had never tried reading it. It made her head hurt a little bit. Little marks like that changing how something was said? It seemed rather...precise? One little mistake could chance the entire meaning of a word in that case. Not that she was ever going to be making such a mistake, but it seemed a bit...complicated. It was over fairly quickly though, and Mugi was done.

"I see..." Honestly, Cynthia felt like she hadn't done all that well. She walked back over to the bed, taking a seat as she looked at Mugi, trying to think of something else to do...she was a grown woman, damn it. This should not be that difficult.

~Livia~

"The office? Oh please Fia dear, if that is your idea of fun..." Livia shook her head, chuckling softly. "I was thinking...perhaps taking Fia on a visit to the lake. She hasn't been there yet. Oh, of course, I also get to see you in a swimsuit, so that's a plus."

~Myrilla~

"Curse? Trade?" Myrilla scoffed, as if sounding offended, though a small smile graced her lips. This human was proving to be quite amusing. She'd prefer if he wasn't so obviously scared of her, but she couldn't exactly blame him. This would be a startling situation for most people. "What do you take me for? A low class demon with barely any power? No no, my little Swen," She smiled, disappearing again, only to reappear next to him, leaning on him slightly as she tossed an arm around his shoulder. "I'm much, much, worse~" With a giggle, she released him, taking a few steps away before bowing.

"Allow me to introduce myself. Myrilla Nemorienne, but you, might have heard of me under a different name. Lord Sathanus, Demon Lord of Wrath, at your service." She looked back at him with a smile. "And you, Swen, darling, are in great danger, and I might be able to help just a bit."

[Roleplayer001]

The magierprinz found himself taking a step away from the Demon Lord as she bowed, trying to control himself. Not that there was any sensible point in backing away - the woman would likely just teleport behind him once more if she wanted to get close.

And he probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

But there was one thing he might be able to do, which was upright deny any sort of trade with this woman. There was no way this could possibly end well for him, and so long as that book was his the magierprinz was fairly certain of his victory.

"I need no blessing from you, only the knowledge of that work. I have no interest in selling my soul to a lord of sin." The heir was truthfully surprised at how steady his voice remained, because internally he was hoping she wouldn't notice him backing towards the door out.

Some hope filled the kitten's eyes as the dragoness offered to speak to the headmistress on her behalf. Sure, it was easy to deny a kitty, but a grand dragon? Even the headmistress would respect her words! Lady Sorcha would find herself hugged tightly by the kitten, who seemed somewhat relieved. "Please Lady Sorcha!" The kitten's words seemed a little excited, almost like a child was told that they would be getting a new toy.

Of course, the entire day had been terrible for her but this little beacon of light returned a resemblance of the kitten's energy, ears twitched under Sorcha's nose as she was embraced. Soon though, the girl let out a small yawn, leaning her head against the dragoness. "... thank you ..." She wasn't falling asleep, but a yawn made it clear the emotional strain of the past hour was getting to her.

The phoenix looked up at Livia, tilting her head slightly. The lake? What were they supposed to do there, take baths? Didn't they already have a bath house? And didn't the headmistress say she preferred it in private?

It was rather obvious Fia was confused, but she remained silent as she waited for the group to leave.

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Katherine Lindall

"Lakes? Nonononono. Filthy lake water is the last thing I really want to deal with right now." Katherine said with an almost disgusted look on her face. "Couldn't you at least suggest the bath house and its nice warm and clean water?" Katherine was obviously biased against the lake and its "dirty water."

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

Mugi continued on her work but felt stares piercing into her back. If this woman teaching her were one of those Gorgon creatures, Mugi would have practically turned to stone without even looking at the woman's eyes. Mugi just had to set her pen down before looking at Cynthia out of the corner of her eye. "Jiiiiiiiiiiiii." Mugi voiced her returned look at Cynthia. She looked so serious. "You know, that intense stare might give a girl the wrong idea." Mugi teased.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Sorcha~

"Aha, I said I would try, but Livia is surprisingly stubborn even compared to a dragon sometimes." She chuckled. "If I feel better tomorrow, I shall talk with her. For now though you should probably try and get some rest. You look absolutely exhausted little one." With a stretch and small flap of her wings, kicking up a bit of water the dragon gave her a gentle smile. "Sleep here, if you wish. I likely won't be going anywhere for awhile...at least, not until I feel better, I'll wake you when I leave."

~Cynthia~

Wrong...idea?

Cynthia's cheeks started turning the color of red as she realized what the Yuki-Onna was getting at.

"That is most certainly not what I was thinking of you perverted cretin." Cynthia replied quickly and harshly. "I just...was...thinking about...how I could do this talking thing...better." If they were done with the teaching bit, she had the rest of the day off so they should go do something. "...perhaps you'd like to visit somewhere on campus? Have you been to the baths? They are a little warm but there is a cool side bath for the familiars with a bit more...cooler tastes." She really probably should have suggested something other than that, but that was the default suggestion she went too if the headmistress was troubled by something.

For uhm, various reasons.

No ulterior motives at all.

~Myrilla~

"Tsk, so quick to deny me." She chuckled, the book Swen needed vanishing in an instant as little wisps of black particles disappeared into the aether. Myrilla took a step closer, leaning over slightly to be on a more even level with the young lord. She smirked, either amused or irritated though it was difficult to tell. "I don't want your soul. I have no need of a pathetic soul like yours. It'd barely be a drop in the pond, as they say. I could hardly do anything with it." She gave him an affectionate seeming pat on his cheek. "And try not to let the perfume go to your head, I had lust make it for me. It's surprisingly effective at making you funny little mortals quite...cooperative, heh~"

She stood at her full height again, a cruel smile forming.

"Though, I suppose sense you are disrespectful enough to try and walk out on me...you're not the type to be easily controlled, are you? That's good, it'll make this so much more fun." Her tone suddenly got much, much darker as she laughed. "Let me teach you a little respect, boy. If you're at least half decent as that disrespect of yours suggest, you won't die."

Red energy crackled in the air around Myrilla, flowing along the ground until it reached Swen's feet. It was the only warning Swen would have before the ground beneath him began to twist and seemingly come alive. Pillars of earth shot into the air, twisting as easily as if they were water before slamming right down onto Swen. If it hit, it certainly wouldn't be enough to kill him, but it'd certainly break more than a few bones.

Truthfully, this was a bit much but Myrilla was extremely stressed. Peaceful times recently meant she didn't exactly have all that many...outlets, for her aggression.

Damn council and their urging for peace...

~Livia~

"Oh my, if the Elder Undine heard you saying that about her lake she'd do all sorts of fun things to you." Livia chuckled. "I'll have you know that lake is likely the healthiest, most sparkling water in the entire world. All sorts of magical creatures live there if you were unaware katherine, dear, and they make a point to keep the water sparkling clean. It even has healing properties, from what tests I've run. But if you don't want to go to the lake, where else do you suggest we go? I suppose we could take a quick trip to somewhere using the teleportation services..."

Truthfully, Livia didn't want to stray too far from the campus but...well, if her precious little student could suggest somewhere fun...

[Roleplayer001]

The magierprinz's nose was filled with various pleasant aromas as the demon approached and his vision and thoughts were slightly distorted as the woman mentioned the effects, although his well-trained mind managed to shake the manipulation off. However the next magical effect was far, far more lethal.

Swen's spell was out as soon as the demoness made her move, dispelling the majority of the red energy's substance as it faded away to nothingness. It was a quick reaction that showed that the man had learned speed since his previous encounter, along with the patience and practice of a third year student.

The remaining portion of the spell was still immense however, and the surprised student gasped as the library floor slammed into him, the man crumpling to the ground with a scream as several loud snaps and crunches were heard. At least one rib, his left forearm, ... maybe a bone in his leg? He wasn't exactly sure, but the pain was overwhelming and his attempt for a counterattack failed to manifest in any significant manner, only a small puff of wind leaving his hands.

He tried to be brave, but at this point he was fairly certain he was going to die.

The kitten nodded, simply resting her head against the larger familiar. To be fair, she had just woken up from a rather pleasant sleep ... but the company of Lady Sorcha was probably bad to deny.

And besides, what was she going to do now? She'd surely collect some things from her Lady's room ... but it was made abundantly clear that she was at least kicked out for now. She'd need to remove her possessions and put the place in order for her owner ... Lady Gwynn ... when she returned.

If she returned.
And if she was even wanted back by then.

The dragoness would likely feel tears run down her skin as the cat let out another round of emotions, although she tried to remain mostly silent as she enjoyed the comfort provided by Lady Sorcha's benevolent wings. Maoin pulled herself closer, using the powerful creature as her only support while her soul felt like it had been torn apart.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

"I still have classes to take care of. Even if you and a certain cranky maid take the day off to go flirt with some of those familiar girls I don't have the leisure. . ." Katherine put her hand to her chin in thought, as she listened in to the conversation of the maid and the Yuki-Onna. The maid either gave up, or didn't bother looking for the doll that snuck in. . . "Of course, we could. . ." The teacher whispered in the Headmistress' ear the conversation about the baths Mugi and Cynthia were having. If Livia wanted something fun, Katherine could suggest it. . . Though, the Headmistress may not agree.

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

Perverted Cretin? Mugi shelved that comment for the moment and answered the maid about the baths. "A cool bath? That could be interesting. It could be a nice break perhaps. Not that I really have to bother, but I've not had much of a 'bath' really." Mugi said as she pushed her chair out and walked to in front of Cynthia. "Besides, who are you to call me a 'Perverted Cretin?' Who said I was thinking that? I thought something might be wierd with my head, but I think that might actually be you. Should I call you a 'pervert' now?" Well, if she weren't working on that work now, she could relax a little bit.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Myrilla~

"Is that the best you can do?" Myrilla huffed, red energy crackling along her fingertips. "Really, and I was expecting so much more." She was utterly disappointed, really. She had hoped he might provide some entertainment, but she supposed she expected too much of a student. Well, she might as well start with what she was here for, then. Walking over the floor, it shifted back into place with arcs of red energy running along the ground. Swen, however, would feel himself lifted from the ground. Earthen pillars supporting him as Myrilla approached.

"Now now, don't worry I'm not going to kill you." She chuckled, a smirk forming on her lips. "No, that'd be too easy. I like my playthings to suffer a bit. Put on a show if you will. Make them angry. It makes it so much more fun watching them like that, hehe." She pressed her fingers on Swens forehead as the other hand caressed the side of his face. "Now, this might sting a little but don't worry, I'm helping~"

Sure, Myrilla. Helping.

Red energy crackled through Myrilla's arms, flowing into Swen. The young mage would feel like his entire body was far too close to a furnace, before quickly being dumped in a body of freezing water. Whatever Myrilla did, it took barely thirty seconds before she was done. When she was, the pillars of earth retreated as the floor remade itself.

"Whew, wow, I haven't actually worked on a living person before." She chuckled, taking a few steps back. "Well, I have but it usually involves watching them turn into a puddle of goo. So, Swen...how ya feeling? That's a little trick I learned watching Lust a bit. Oh, and I healed any of those nasty injuries you might have gotten. Aren't I just the nicest?"

It'd likely take a few moments for Swen to collect...himself, and realize what exactly she had just done to him.

~Livia~

Livia gave Katherine a small poke on her forehead.

"Must you torture everyone that lives in my house? First little Fia and now my Maid." Livia scoffed, giving Katherine a smirk and leaning a bit closer. "I'm starting to think someone might be a little jealous I haven't been spending much time with them lately." Well, she supposed she could go to the baths. It wasn't exactly what she thought of when the word 'fun' or 'relaxing' was mentioned. Oh certainly she liked them, but she could do that any afternoon. She was hoping for something a bit more...special, but well, she supposed there wasn't much to do.

Ah, being old was starting to be a drag.

"But very well, let us go bother my maid a bit, shall we? I do think it's rather humorous she's finally found someone she likes, heh."

~Cynthia~

Cynthia's stared at Mugi with an icy glare, but if the color on her cheeks were anything to go by then she was internally fuming in a number of ways. Pervert? She wasn't a pervert! Well, okay, maybe a little but of one considering some of the headmistress...unique tastes, but that was besides the point! With a frown, the maid simply ended up giving Mugi a light smack on the head before standing up and walking towards the door.

"I will lead us to the baths, then." Cynthia replied, not giving Mugi even a passing glance as she left the room.

[Roleplayer001]

The magierprinz was too focused on his bones being horribly broken to really register what the demoness was saying. Something about suffering, anger, and not killing him. Suddenly she held onto his face in a surprisingly kind fashion, and for a second he relaxed despite his injuries.

Then hell overwhelmed him for what seemed like forever - he screamed and tried to thrash away, but the pain overwhelmed him beyond resisting.

Then it was done. Suddenly, his entire body felt as if it had healed. A quick look at his arm showed that everything was normal, and his clothes hadn't changed at all. There weren't any ears on his head either, so she hadn't decided to make him some sort of pet.

Either way, he would consult Livia as soon as possible. As she probably made him sick or something. Whatever minor thing she changed, he didn't want to figure it out at this point and give her the satisfaction of seeing him squirm. Standing up, he felt slightly off balance but he attributed it to the recent sensations his mind was forced through. "You are as kind as Aphrodite to one of Zeus lovers. The book, please."

The man seemed utterly unaware that anything had occurred to his body, and reached out a single hand towards Myrilla expectantly.

Changes

The kitten eventually noticed the dragoness falling asleep, and eventually she followed suit as her own eyes forced themselves closed. Maoin on dreamt of nightmares, remembering when one of her sisters and her mother were chased by the dog, of hungry and cold nights out in the yard, of her mistress punching her in the library ...

... when Sorcha woke up, she'd likely notice the cat was sweating and murmuring various sounds of pain and distress.

The phoenix frowned slightly as the headmistress commented on going to the baths again. Livia usually insisted on making sure she was absolutely clean, which involved a lot of scrubbing. Now that she thought about it, the woman doted on her a lot in the general care department.

[Pyromania99]

Eith the Shellagh Alpha

"Where did everyone go?" Eith muttered in her unconciousness. She dreamed of the last day she saw any of her pack. . . Or rather, the day she found them all missing. "Where!?" The Shellagh exclaimed as she jolted up. She panted heavily, somewhat frieghtened, as she looked around. That was when she noticed she was laid across a few chairs and with a blanket over her. "Wha-." Right, she hit her head. Why was she. . . Looking around, she noticed that bunny girl putting some books away. "Hey. . . Bunny. Did you do this?" She had to ask, confused. "If you moved me, I guess I should say 'thank you'."

Katherine Lindall

Katherine noticed that Mugi and Cynthia were about to leave, so she implored Livia and Fia to hasten their retreat. "Maybe we should hurry, and get there before they do. I'd rather them not make a retreat if they see us before reaching the baths themselves." Katherine said looking between the two of them. "Shall we Livia?"

Mugi, the Yuki-Onna

"Itai! The Yuki-Onna exclaimed as she got smacked on the head. She rubbed her head as Cynthia told her to follow. "Fine. You blemish my body before telling me to follow you to somewhere I don't know. . ." Mugi teased again. "But seriously, is there anything we need to bring? Or are there towels there already?"