Mameo walked out of the main classroom, down the lengthy hall, and onto a tucked staircase that spiraled downwards for several hundred feet. A tad too comfortable, he feared that the others would take him less serious with how casual he was. With his handbook folded into a funnel, he tapped his shoulder as he stared at the blue butterflies fluttering from below, rising as they descended. They were aglow with a digital hue and held little significances but they were beautiful nonetheless.
Mameo laughed at Dante's assumption. 'O the sweet challenges of learning something new, it reminded him of his first visit to the Digital World.
"You don't have to worry about that ... yet. As our class goes on you'll learn the specifics. You'll be able to forage for yourself should you need to. But here you have veterans to provide the best meals for your partners. Once we get to the Arena, you'll know what I mean." "Anne's the name you like to be called right? anyway its much too soon to be worried about that. Enjoy this new experience with your Digimon, learn all that you can here."At the end of the staircase, where three butterflies fluttered contently, was a bright light that blinded what laid beyond. It was nice to see his apprentices bonding so well, so quickly, with their partners. Takai had started off the same way. Hopefully, they're situation wouldn't deteriorate any further.
As they stepped off the stairs and onto a cobblestone path, the ruins of the Arena opened up to them. A large clocktower stood defiant of the crumbling stone around it, the grass, a bit overgrown was home to colorful wild flowers.
"This entire area is the Arena. Remember that. The only safe area is the Clocktower. There is no attacking without consequence once under it." He pointed to it and between beneath its sheltering body was a young, raven-haired girl.
Lilac and her
partner stood at a wooden table. The table was lined with bagged lunches, the names of the students were written on each and their nutrtional meals were inside. As Mameo and the students approached she dipped her head.
"Good morning, DigiDestined. You may call me, Lilac. I will be your battle instructor and proctor from here onwards. Yaamon is my partner. Introduce yourself, Yaa. The purplish ball bowed its crown as well.
"I'm Yaa, its nice to meet you all!" paraded the tyke.
Mameo took over from there.
"Grab your food; eat, talk amongst yourselves. I have to grab someone so I'll be back in a bit. Lilac will take over from here. You got it from here right?" he asked, already walking away.
Lilac giggled as a pleasant wind made itself known.
"Of course. Go and retrieve, Takai. I'm sure he's pouting by the pond." She watched Mameo saunter off south of the Clocktower.
"Thirty-minutes. In thirty-minutes our class begins."