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

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Fox~

"Eh?" The fox tilted its head towards Kozue. Heal her sister? Her sister was injured? Oh, that was equal parts funny and equal parts...well. Made her feel feely feels that she wouldn't comment on. She supposed it was obvious that without her actual body, existing purely as a spirit without some sort of anchor would be difficult.

"Ha!" She laughed - her voice carried no hostility, only amusement. "You should let that ghost run its course. She knew the consequences of her actions would leave her without physical form." Healing the soul though? The fox glanced towards the waters. Chances were it'd be somewhat harmful for her to actually touch the lake, then. Ah well...no swimming for her. Tsk. "You should save yourself the trouble. I doubt she even cares whether or not she is 'revived'." Several of her large tails curled around to her side. "And you might not get what you hope."

Before Kozue might even ask for elaboration, there was a commotion in the lake. The water churned and suddenly a human-sized object was blasted out of the water, slamming into the lakeshore and sliding a few feet, landing next to the foxes paws.

"Who dares-! Oh, its the perverted ninja." The fox laughed as the ninja sat up.

"Oooow...I don't think my butt has ever been sorer, heh. Celine really knows how to punish bad little nin-nins." Ayumi gave her back a good rubbing.

"...figures you'd be doing that." Ayumi gave the fox an innocent look. "Don't act coy. You were doing what you always are doing."

"You are insinuating something of this innocent little nin-nin, my little foxy flower, and quite frankly I am offended." The fox snorted derisively but said nothing, content with simply watching the two for now. Ayumi shifted her gaze over to Kozue as she stood. "...Kozue." She looked like she might of wanted to say more but didn't.

[Roleplayer001]

Meowka's tail went back and forth happily until the poor cat was poked a few times, flinching and letting out a slight yelp before retreating back to her own chair and taking a small drink, looking away afterwards with crossed arms and puffed out cheeks. How wasn't it the time or place for a good, genuine pampering for the world's best prowler of the night? "It -it's fine! I was just trying to make you feel better anyways!"

Despite pretending not to care however, it would be incredibly apparent and obvious to the teacher that her familiar was constantly looking back towards her as if waiting for something. Despite her soberness, it was rather apparent that she had some emotions about this issue.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

"I said later. Despite what you think it's incredibly weird to pet someone under a table." Whatever happened, happened. Katherine took a bite of her food, looking at the cat again. "You're not thinking about things it seems. Geez. I should have someone teach you written word and common sense." She pointed at the cat for emphasis. Put two and two together."

Kozue Komichi

Kozue was about to reply to the Black Fox but was interrupted by Ayumi resurfacing. She ignored the light conversation between Kozue and the Fox and whatever lewd insinuations there were. "Ayumi. . . Have you something to say? Spit it out." Well, there was a specific something that was biting at Kozue. Obviously. Ayumi should be able to quickly tell what it was if she thought back, or perhaps wait a few seconds. "Is my sitting here in the way of your fun too?"

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Fox~

Ayumi shifted somewhat uncomfortably where she stood.

"Woooow, no need to be so antagonistic, Kozue."

"Hah, says the one who's been all grumpy and broody all the way here." This earned a sigh from the ninja, as she rubbed the back of her head.

"I-uh, well...You know what, forget it." She grunted, as she started walking off. "I've got things to do. Got a date with that little pink demon you probably would disapprove of." Before Kozue could stop her if she even wanted too, the ninja was gone in a flash. The fox merely yawned, reaching up with its good paw and scratching its ears as she left.

"Fools, the lot of you." She chuckled. "You realize hate and anger feeds me, little priest? So by all means, continue this little trend of hate towards Ayumi~" The fox stood on its four legs, seemingly watching something in the distance in the direction Ayumi had left in. "Such delicious guilt and anger. If you keep this up, Incompetent Priestess, I might return to my full power faster than I imagined."

[Roleplayer001]

Meowka kept her arms crossed, continuing her little routine of looking over periodically and then looking away afterwards. She took a few more sips of drink, resisting the urge seek pampering. This was a strange ... sensation.

But common sense? She had common sense! She was the prowler of the night, the wisest, fastest, and toughest kitten to have ever lived according to Ronat! Which is why she had gotten many, many pets for being a 'good kitty', no matter what the situation was. Especially when she had caught street rats. Ronat was always glad when she was given one of the rats, and when Meowka looked away they'd be gone from how fast she'd eaten the gift!

Maybe Miss Katherine just wanted a gifts of the local wildlife to entertain herself with?

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

The Teacher and her familiar finished their food and drink and made it back home. Katherine had done what she promised and more and she was eager to get to sewing a new dress for Meowka. Something similar to the one that she pointed out earlier. "Finally home. It's been a long day for sure. Long, but productive. Can't say it's been bad at the least. You like your collar then, Meowka?"

Kozue Komichi

"Unluckily for you, that was just the release of everything since you started freeing yourself. Truthfully, I regret my words. Albeit deserved, I took my frustrations out on the one that had been saved and let my emotions get the better of me." Kozue looked in deep thought for a couple of seconds before moving onto another topic. "And what do you mean guilt and anger? Irritated as I am, I've hardly anger flowing through me. And the only thing I'm guilty of is letting you run free on an outsider's suggestion." The Fox's words confused her.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Fox~

The fox laughed.

"If My sister likes you, I have to wonder how true that statement is, heh." She smirked, turning her head back to Kozue. "No hate for me, then? No...anger towards this one who is cursed to always spread chaos even if she doesn't want too? I find that difficult to believe, since you wanted to keep me locked up. Not to mention I possessed Ayumi, nearly killed off that pathetic human village simply by existing and nearly burned that pathetic temple to the ground." The fox sat, intentionally trying to rile up the priestess with her words, though the attempt was likely obvious. "Oh my ever so saintly priestess, you must truly be a pure soul for anger not to cloud your thoughts." She frowned, narrowing her vulpine eyes at Kozue. "That self-righteous attitude of yours makes me want to vomit." She sighed, laying back down and resting the side of her head idly on her paws.

"...guilt hm?" She continued, almost absentmindedly. "I wonder, if not you then who? Certainly not this one. I am incapable of feeling such useless thing." She didn't seem like she was going to elaborate, however.

[Roleplayer001]

Meowka walked home, a little irritated at how uneven the streets were. Her sense of cat-like agility allowed her to balance through the trial however as she eventually entered through the doorway along with the archwizard, stretching as she entered slightly.

Did she like the collar? Of COURSE she liked the collar. The cat lifted her neck to show off the little heart that acted as the clasp for it and purred happily. "P-pretty!" The archwizard really had followed through with her bargain.

Well only one of them.

The prowler of the night leaned forward into Katherine's chest and rubbed her head against the mage affectionately. "Meeeeeoooooowwwwww?" She wanted pampering at the moment and the puppet master had promised it.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

"Right, right." Katherine complained. Moving the cat over to the bed and patting her a few, Katherine had a few dolls gather a couple of items and congregate around Meowka. One with a comb and another with a hairbrush. If nothing else, the type of pampering this cat required was a good hair brushing. The dolls worked together to remove any annoying tangles the cat may have accumulated while Katherine lightly patted her on the head.

Kozue Komichi

"Obviously Ayumi." Of course. That was the only option. She really should have thought of it in the first place but. . . Guilt? What did she feel guilty about? She should feel guilty for releasing the fox spirit, but Kozue had an idea that she didn't. If so, what was it? "Do not mistake. I'm not Buddha. I'm a human that has emotion and I do hate you. For what you've done, but not for what you've yet to do. Should you do anything abhorrent, I will hunt you down like the beast you are and subdue you, or die trying. . . But I do not let my anger control me, as that leads to the road of self-destruction. Not yet." Kozue started to move in the direction, "Until another time." Kozue told the Fox as she started off in the direction Ayumi left. She wasn't as swift as Ayumi, but Kozue was still quick on her feet.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Ayumi~

"Heh, It will be fun to watch you either way..." The fox simply snickered, content to lay by the lake and not think about that stupid human. "Say hello to my insufferable sister whenever you make the foolish attempt of resurrecting her."

Kouze, would have more than a little trouble finding Ayumi. If there was one thing the ninja was good at, it was her chosen skill set. By the time the priestess set off after her, she had already put considerable distance between the two of them. However, considering the two of them grew up together and Ayumi mentioned a certain bubbly demon it wasn't too difficult to find her. By the time Kouze found them, Lyssa and Ayumi were talking about something in front of the dorm building.

"Ah! It's the priestess lady with too-tight underwear and grumpy face!" Lyssa brightly greeted Kozue. "Hey, me and Ayumi were juuuust about to go on a night of totally awesome fun stuff. Wanna come with?~"

"Pfft, Kozue would rather take us both to a temple and give us a good beating." Ayumi chuckled. "Not that I'd really mind that, heh~"

"Awww, come onn, it'll be fun!~"

Still, Ayumi didn't really seem to keen on enjoying Kozue's presence.

~Gwynn~

After hanging out with the guys a bit more, getting slightly tipsy, and spending some time at a few of the stalls that had been put together for the festival, Gwynn finally made her way back to the campus. Specifically, Livia's villa. She had to pick up a certain hydra and make sure she wasn't causing any trouble...she probably was but hey, that was just what the little Hydra kid did. She walked into the Villa, opening the door without even knocking.

"...Gwynn."

"Gah!" Cynthia had practically materialized behind her. The blond still absolutely hated how the maid could just so creepily be behind you one second and then completely somewhere else, or be on the other side of the room and then behind you. She was pretty sure the maid made almost zero noise while even walking. "Goddamn Cynthia could ye not?"

"Your little hellion is outside in the gardens." She said in her usual fashion as she walked up towards the bedrooms, holding a basket with clothes.

"Uh, yeah, sure." Gwynn said hurriedly following after Cynthia. "I actually want to talk to Livia for a second 'bout something."

"She is currently in her study. You should know where it is."

"...icy as ever." Gwynn said with a grunt, as she adjusted her hat. At least she didn't get slapped this time. The young pirate made her way up to Livia's study, knocking lightly before walking in. "Heeey, Livia how's it going?" She greeted as she took note of a somewhat familiar presence in the room. "..uh...hey, it's you." What was her name? She didn't know. "...well, I'd say Hi but I dunno your name so is it alright if I just call ya 'beautiful?'" Terrible flirting, achieved.

There was the sudden feeling of her being watched and a shiver went up her spine as a hand was placed on her shoulder.

"Tea, Gwynn?" Cynthia's head popped into view from over her shoulder, and a teacup was offered to her with the maids free hand and a overly friendly smile.

"NothanksI'mgoodjustgonnasitoverhere." Gwynn practically jumped over to the empty seat as Cynthia continued to smile at the pirate. Goddamn creepy maid...

"Hello, Gwynn. Don't mind the maid. She's just feeling a little overprotective." Livia chuckled.

[Roleplayer001]

Becoming this woman's familiar had been the best decision.

EVER.

Finally, the pampering that a prowler of the night deserved. As her head laid on the bed and her ears twitched from the glorious pettings, a large smile of happiness crossed her face. The dolls giving her that little additional attention made her tail go back and fourth happily as she seemed to devolve into a pile of continuous happy mews.

It would be rather obvious the cat would fall asleep if this was kept up for much longer.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

"Time for your hair to be brushed. Tangles were a bit annoying it seemed but your hair should be fairly silky afterward." Katherine said as she stopped patting the cat's head to move over to her wardrobe to put on something a bit more comfortable. Something for Meowka too. She'd need to make more, but she had more than enough supplies. "I have something a bit big, but it should be more comfortable to sleep in than what I gave you earlier. If you want."

Kozue Komichi

Kozue finally had caught up to Ayumi. Unsurprisingly, she was with that demon as well as she had said. "You see me in too undersirable of a light for things I don't remember ever doing." The Priestess sighed as she tried to recompose herself. "No. . . This isn't what I came her for." Kozue cracked her neck slightly to both sides before bowing towards Ayumi.

"I'm sorry." She held herself there for a couple of more seconds before rising. This part must be cleared before moving on. "I don't apologize for the incident at the temple, nor do I understand why you look at me with such scorn since then. However, I will apologize for reacting so roughly at the lake earlier." If nothing else, there was a clear resolution in her eyes as she said her words, telling she meant what she said.

Mugi the Yuki-Onna

"Oh my, oh my. This is what they call, 'being hit on' isn't it?" Mugi said as she brought a hand up to her mouth to stiffle a laugh. She thought Cynthia's reaction was funny, but really. . . She'd do the same thing in the maid's position wouldn't she. "Still 'Gwynn,' my lovey-dovey is offering you a cup of tea. Isn't it polite to at least accept it?" Customs were different all over the world. Perhaps it was different here than back home. Mugi said it with a bit of confusion as well, emphasising the possible split in culture. "OH! Right Cynthia! I was going to keep it secret longer, but I can wait since you're here now. I talked to the Headmistress here, and I'm going to become a student of the school!" She was rather happy at sharing the fact.

[Rune_Alchemist]

~Ayumi~

Ayumi stared at Kozue for a few seconds before shifting uncomfortably. Lyssa simply looked between the two of them, realizing that she should probably keep her mouth shut.

"...Heh." After a few seconds of silence, the ninja laughed quietly. "I dunno where you're getting that from but you don't need to apologize." She said. "I...l-look we can talk later me and Lyssa have-" And suddenly a hand was placed firmly over her mouth.

"Shush, no. No no~" Lyssa giggled. "You two have some stuff ya need to talk about, so do it. I'll go make myself scarce...Ooh, I know, I'll go bother Luna!~" With a happy giggle, the demon hopped away leaving Ayumi and Kozue alone. A few more seconds of silence followed as Ayumi collected her thoughts, before finally managing a reply.

"...I'm an idiot, you know?"

Kozue looked a little confused. ”What do you mean?” The Priestess asked, wondering what exactly she meant by that.

"Oh, you know, just in general I'm an Idiot." Ayumi said with a chuckle. "I constantly do things I probably shouldn't, get into trouble…things like that." She cast a small smile at Kozue. "Like you know, potentially endangering the entire temple and the village and whatnot."

Kozue was silent for a bit. She couldn’t deny what Ayumi said, not in the slightest. She closed her eyes as she thought, unsure of what exactly to say. Something finally came to her mind though, ”Yea. That was stupid and I’m unsure as to why you did it. I didn’t think you were so against the life there. Not to that extent.”

"Ouch," Ayumi chuckled. "Blunt as ever, Kozue. You'll never get a boyfriend or girlfriend like that." The ninja glanced towards the ground as she continued. "I just…I wasn't really against it. It's just...it was just painful to live there after a while." She admitted. "I-it's silly, when I say it. But you were always well respected around the temple, but me? I was just that perverted ninja who Dawa always had to scold for drawing mustaches on the statues with paint for giggles. After a while, I just really wanted to leave but…it was harder than it sounds, especially when you don't know anything about the world outside of the temple and village." She frowned. "No one ever verbally said anything but…I wasn't exactly well liked there, you know."

Kozue looked aside, ashamedly. The words were not untrue. There was aught Kozue really could have said to others either. Ayumi was annoying, sure, but she was still on of their own so Kozue tried to do what she could. Ayumi was too much a trouble-maker however so it ended up Kozue scolded her often. ”It’s true. I’ve no words to rebut that.” Kozue looked back to Ayumi, almost sorrowful. ”. . . When you left, the Black Fox mentioned you felt guilty about something. Of what, I had no idea. Now, I think I have a clue. I think...” Kozue looked at Ayumi, as if wondering if there was more the ninja wanted to get off her chest.

"I mean, I don't hate you guys, though! I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to anyone. If anything, pissing you guys off made me chuckle." Ayumi chuckled quietly. "But…well, when I met the Fox she offered me…well, freedom." She shook her head. "Don't get me wrong, I don't think she's as bad as everyone at the temple says after spending some time with her but at the time…It just, well, happened short after Dawa scolded me for spending too long in the village doing something other than 'what I was supposed to be doing." She shook her head. "I just did it to spite everyone at the time and as usual, I didn't think about the consequences because I am an idiot." She fell silent for a few seconds before she continued. It was getting a bit harder to speak.

"After it did happen though…I just, it felt so good to finally have someone to just..talk too, y'know? Someone who didn't judge me or scold me simply for being…well, myself. I just…got carried away when Lyssa and everyone tried to take that away from me…and I ended up w-well, hurting more than a few people in the process, didn't I?"

”Yes, you did.” Kozue said in her brutally honest and blunt way. She couldn’t help but sigh though. ”But they’ll survive. Thanks to that one woman with the healing powers.” The Priestess nodded a couple of times. Loathe I am to admit, those outsiders saved many of us. Either in making that attempt to exorcise all of us for the Fox moot, or the Fox regaining its full self without the constraints of that odd contract these mages have.”

”That said, you’re reflecting on your actions now then. Right?”

"…A little, I guess." Ayumi replied with a small smile. "I don't think the fox is entirely bad, and I don't think she deserves to be locked up, but…instead of doing something stupid like I did, I could have done something else…anything else, I think."

Kozue gave a soft smile, ”Good. I know it’s hard, but use that head of yours more next time.” She crossed her arms and added, ”Just remember to not get in too much trouble alright. I’m not able to bail you out of trouble here. You reap your own consequences here.” It seemed like they were able to at least reset their friendliness. Not that she’d mention it, but she was quite happy.

"Me? Get into trouble? Haha, the only reason they could catch me in the temple is because they knew all my escape routes, but out here?" She grinned. "They'll never take me alive, heh!~" It seemed at least, Ayumi's mood had also improved since having this little talk. "…want to go get dinner or something? I was gonna eat with Lyssa, but I think she'll understand."

Food. That was something Kozue had forgotten about all day. It was amazing she hadn’t thought about it at all. ”I’ve seemed to have neglected food today. I should be glad to accept your offer.” She nodded.

"Well, then, I know a great place that you'll love. Come on then!"

~Gwynn~

Gwynn looked from Mugi, then to Cynthia, then back to the teacup.

"Yeah, no thanks." There was a small huff from Cynthia, as she pouted slightly. "I'm not taking a drink from anyone who probably wants to kill me." Before Cynthia could really be upset if she even was, Mugi mentioned attending the school. The maid walked over to Mugi, and in a somewhat rare display of emotion gave her a congratulatory smile.

"...study." Cynthia replied. "You must study." Before Mugi could tell the maid no, Cynthia had already grabbed her by the hand and attempted to pull her out of the seat and back to her room. No girlfriend of hers could do bad in school, no, she wouldn't allow it!

Gwynn simply watched as they left, along with Livia smiling softly.

"Ah, to be young again..." Livia chuckled.

"...You still do that sorta thing, don'tcha?" Gwynn said, turning her head back to the headmistress.

"An old woman has to have her fun somehow, Gwynn."

"J-just forget it." She shook her head. "Look, about something-"

"The curse on your families bloodline, hm?"

"Uh...right."

"I know a great many things, Gwynn, especially about those I employ in my service." Livia said, pouring some tea for the both of them. "I like to take care of my people, after all."

"Well...uh, can you do anything about it?"

"Hm," Livia sighed, shaking her head. "Not directly, no. If it was an affliction of the soul I could help easily, but a bloodcurse from a god is...much more difficult to dispel." Gwynn frowned. "The easiest method would be to seek out this god and 'persuade' him to remove it. Though, from what I know he may not be willing to negotiate...which is why I have a little something I am going to be giving you before you leave that could help with this."

"Oh?"

"It's not ready yet, but just make sure you come see me before you leave. It should make dealing with this...god of yours, much easier I think." Gwynn narrowed her eyes at Livia, mistrust obvious. As much as Gwynn didn't mind working for her...no way in the seven seas was she going to trust this woman. Before she could think more directly on it, though, the door to the study opened again, this time it was Ritsa and Fia. The redhead of which, was being dragged along by the hydra who seemed thoroughly exhausted.

"Oi," Gwynn said, practically leaping out of her seat. "I was wonderin' where you skittered off too." Gwynn grinned, looking down at the Hydra. "Tire Fia there out?"

"We played in the garden, it was fun! Fia tires easily, though." The hydra grinned.

"That so?" Gwynn chuckled, placing her own hat on the Hydras head. "Anyways, I'll be leaving then. That's all I wanted to talk about now that I picked up this little troublemaker-gah!" Ritsa climbed onto Gwynn's back, quickly scaling the older girls body so she was sitting on her shoulders. "Do I look like a horse to you or somethin'?"

"No, you look like a mommy." The hydra replied with an innocent grin.

"Ugh, Eva why do I have to watch this little fish brain..." Gwynn grunted. "Alright, well, I won't be leaving until after the festival."

"Hmm, I'll have it done by then, Gwynn. See you later, dear."

"Mhm." Gwynn turned to leave, the Hydra resting on her shoulders still.

"Bye pretty red!" She kicked her legs against Gwynn's side. "Hurry up, I wanna get home!"

"Oi, and who made you boss!?"

"The hat!"

"...sometimes you're too clever for your own good." Gwynn sighed. Well...technically yeah, that was her 'captains hat' as she called it. "Alright alright, I'll get going." UNless stopped, the two would leave and make their way back to Gwynn's dorm.

[Roleplayer001]

The cat frowned slightly as the archwizard stopped pampering her, although wouldn't complain when the dolls started to brush her hair. And it seemed that the wizard was simply trying to take care of her in another manner aside from the pampering she had been requested.

The night prowler would be merciful and allow this to slide.

"... fine." She was still exhausted from her recent time spent starving and sick and wasn't really in the mood to go out and look at the moon. It was obvious that they were about to go to bed ... or at least the mage was planning on it. "I won't slip out tonight then." Obviously, the street rats needed to be hunted. Who else would take care of them? Either way, it was probably best to at least tell her new mistress that she'd sometimes leave the house.

The night prowler removed her clothes sensually and tossed them onto the floor nearby the bed before returning her head to the bed where the dolls could continue their work. "I don't need clothes anyways - If they are too big I'll manage without. Won't make you nervous, will it?" The mage would see the cat giving her a small grin as she spoke in a 'seductive' voice. "Besides you owe me some pampering ... and oh! Make the dolls obey me. Or give me a couple!" The cat seemed excited at the prospect, slightly distracted from her previous statement.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

"The only thing I'm nervous about is you catching cold and giving it to me. You don't have all that fur you would have had, so wear it. Besides, you're still too flat for me to be interested." Katherine threw a slightly long shirt and a pair of pants both made of a soft and refined wool at the cat, expecting her to put it on. "Not that it's especially late, but you need to sleep to make sure all of your ill is gone."

She looked over the prototypes and attempts she made to see if there were any she could make more size appropriate for the cat. It'd be some work. "Oh, and before you start getting any ideas, you and the dolls are about on the same level. They'll just do more work since they'll be more efficient at most things. I don't see why I owe you pampering. As the one taken off the street and nursed to health, should it not be the other way around?"

Mugi the Yuki-Onna

"Ara, ara." Mugi just stated as she started to be pulled by her lover. "It'll be nice to be taught by a smart girlfriend." She didn't even know what exactly was going to be studied here nor what classes she would attend so this seemed a bit preemptive. "But what are we studying?"

[Roleplayer001]

Meowka frowned as Mistress Katherine tossed her the slightly oversized clothes, but didn't complain as she started to slip them on before laying back down to leave the two dolls attending her hair. She could take care of herself, though, and didn't need to know when to sleep. Her instincts for when to take a proper cat nap were top notch, obviously.

Her cheeks puffed out though at the comment about the dolls, and even more so at the pampering. Hadn't that been a promise? The cat glared slightly before thinking over that last line again.

Of course it was obvious! The way the woman was behaving and everything. So she wanted a little pampering, then? "... you want me to pet you?" It seemed a little absurd to the cat, who now had a mischievous grin across her face. "... I can do that, Mistress Katherine! Come to bed, remove my collar, and then I'll pet my good little mistress to sleep!"

It was hard to tell if Meowka would seriously follow through with that offer.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

Katherine smirked a bit. If the cat thought she'd win with this type of play, she was sadly mistaken. After verifying that she had the clothes she wanted to sleep in, on. The Puppeteer jumped on the bed next to the cat. "If you insist, I suppose I'll let you. You must be such a good girl if you insist on appeasing me like this. A good servant." She removed the collar from the cat and set it on a nightstand. Now was the time to see if the cat would end up fulfilling the actions her words suggested. To add emphasis, she gathered her hair and threw it over a shoulder and down her front, making the implications she'd want a shoulder massage.

[Roleplayer001]

Meowka's eyes bored into the back of her new mistress' back, but she had difficulty gathering up her angry thoughts for whatever reason as the other woman spoke. So it simply came out as mild irritation than really forming into an angry statement of any sort. As the archwizard moved her hair out of the way however the cat thought about how she'd go about petting this woman.

The cat suddenly realized she wasn't exactly sure. Maybe the same way Ronat petted her? How did she start again ...

... behind the ears! Of course! Katherine would feel Meowka's fingers begin to rub and scratch her head as she began to pet her mistress. She wasn't exactly sure how this was supposed to work, but the other woman would probably be able to tell that her familiar was being genuine as she did this and was filled with a sort of strange curiosity about what she was doing.

Soon enough she voiced exactly what this curiosity was about. "Why don't humans purr when you pet them?" It seemed like as if the very idea was strange to the cat. She ALWAYS purred when someone else petted her. Wasn't it just ... what you did? It was unnatural not to.

If Katherine didn't stop her from petting the head however, she'd feel the kitten's paws move down to her neck where she'd receive scratches as the cat continued her work. It'd be rather obvious though she was giving her the pets that she likely received as a kitten rather than the massage she had been expected.

[Pyromania99]

Katherine Lindall

Katherine wasn't all too sure what she was expecting when the cat started to rub behind her ears and then start to scratch her neck. "That's not quite what I had in mind. Training session is in order it seems." She couldn't help but sigh when Meowka asked her a question. Of course humans didn't purr, "Dunno'." She said as she removed the cat's paws from her neck and laid back in the bed, putting her arms behind her back. "I guess it's just a thing cats only do. Humans, dogs, bird. . . Dragons and Hellhounds nor bunnies either. None of them purr. Therefore, it's a cat-specific thing, though I've never had the desire to disect one to see why. Not that it would probably work that way either." She turned to her side, the normal sleeping position for puppeteers of her caliber. "Regardless, perhaps it's time to sleep now."

[Rune_Alchemist]

~The next day, Sorcha~

The rest of the night past swiftly for the dragon, Luna, and Maoin. After spending most of the rest of the night making merry, eating, and generally enjoying themselves, the three made their way back home. As the previous night, they all shared the bed, with the kitten and Luna. The dragon, being somewhat drunk, and in her usual fashion started to cuddle Luna half-way through the night. When morning did finally come though, the dragon was one of the first ones up.

Now she just had to wake up the Knight - she was excited for this duel.

"Luuuuna~" Sorcha whispered, nuzzling the humans neck in quite the overly affectionate manner. "Time to get up!" The dragon suddenly darted out of the bed, tossing the covers off of both of them. "Our Duel is now, and I will not have any knight of mine chickening out! Up and at 'em, I want you in that armor of yours! Maoin, you're coming too."

~Fox~

Ah, seeing Ayumi and even talking with that foolish princess did much to calm her nerves. After spending more time at the lake, the fox made her way back to the dorm, though she didn't check to see if Sel had already returned or not. Instead, she curled up under Sels bed, and decided to sleep. By the time the next morning came, the fox hadn't moved from under the bed. She was questioning whether or not she was even going to make the effort of talking to that insufferable mage.

...with a sigh, she trotted out from under the bed, and hopped up onto it.

"My ever so slothful master," She said, pressing her paws right into Sel's eyes in a clear attempt to annoy her. "I do believe it is morning."

~Cynthia~

Cynthia and Mugi spent the rest of the night studying. For now, the maid only lightly went over a number of subjects, just to get a good grasp for what the ice-woman had knowledge of. History, Language, magical theory, sciences, geography - everything. Perhaps she had gone a little overboard, since by the time they were well into the night the poor yuki-Onna had practically passed out. Cynthia picked her up with fair ease, and carried her over to her bed though.

By the time the next morning came around, Cynthia was already up and about in her usual fashion. There was a small written note on the nightstand by the bed, as well as freshly made tea and a small breakfast that was recently made. If Mugi happened to head downstairs, she'd stumble across the made starting that days cleaning.

~Miren~

Oh dear, she was so warm. Not that she didn't mind Eith's company, not at all. She was warm and cuddly and after getting over her initial timidity she felt oddly safe with the hound which was a bit rare for the rabbit to feel in any capacity. She was even tempted for once in her life, to simply lay there and accept the cuddles and not even open the store that day. But, unfortunately, she was a professional and she had a job to do. She just had to get Eith off of her because she was being held quite...affectionately.

"...E-eith, if you could let go of me..." The Rabbit asked, trying to pull gently away from the hound. "I need to...get ready and open the store...take a bath and change clothes..." She yawned, unable to resist the urge to nuzzle her head against the hound softly despite her words.