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@HylianRose!! It's been a little bit, how are you doing?

Rohad Acadamy (School of the Element Wielders)

Nova glanced back up the trail at Olivier, who had managed to get a good few feet away while they had been walking. "Afraid I'll et lost?" She grinned and laughed, jogging a few steps to close the distance before slowing back down to a slower pace again. As the Fire Wielder approached from behind, Nova turned her head and shot him a pouting glare, a look not much unlike that of a child who had found out they'd been lied to. She couldn't go as far as to say that she hated the boy, she was mature enough to steer away from such childish feelings, but Lao had seriously upset her and she was not about to forget him. "He seems perfectly capable of surviving this jungle challenge on his own. Does he have to follow us?" She growled, purposely addressing everyone else besides him while staring him down. She truly wanted to travel with allies, she had never had any before and it was exciting to her... But she didn't know how far she could go being followed by someone so mean. Thinking on it, with the amount of energy expelled during his attack, he might have to rest for part of the night, something she knew she wasn't going to do. I can wait until then. When he stops, I'll leave him behind." She thought to herself, turning her gaze to the path up ahead of them, actively searching for traps set out by other students.

Supernatural Murder Mystery Dinner

Jade ran her fingers along the many spines of the books on the shelves, searching for anything that sounded useful or out of place. She plucked a few different books from their places, each covering a different topic she wanted to read up on. One was about the 'hierarchy' or seniority status of household employees, detailing the average jobs of various positions one might have in the house. Another was about the care of various plant-life, one on the architecture used in the house, and a flimsy handwritten journal with extremely faded ink. Returning to the table, Jade sat down the small stack of books and opened the journal, focusing on filling in the missing pieces that had faded with time. "Wow, I think this might be from the first owner of the house. He had the house built way out here to get away from people. Sounds a tinge paranoid if you ask me." She mentioned, scanning page after page for any information that could be useful. "Anything note worthy about the blueprints?"

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Kasari listened with horror as the only shackled Gem ran her mouth at the female Drakken, whose name she was unsure of. The Gemminite people were considered intelligent, but were overall peaceful in nature. To hear such violent remarks from one of her kind, element aside, came as quite a shock. Based off of what she heard from the girl, Kasari assumed that she was connected with the element Fire, a fact that made her even more nervous. If they chained up one fire Gem, they might take precautions and chain the rest, and that certainly would not end well for her. Tolerant of many things, Kasari had a few of immobility, and having her arms and legs shackled would more than certainly give rise to uncontrollable panic.

For the first time since she had arrived, Kasari witnessed the true aggression of the Drakken against one of her fellow sisters. Brutal to say the least, Kasari's eyes widened with concern, glued to the girl who had been struck to the floor. Several times she wanted to cry out, to pull the attention away from the Gem, no matter how reckless she had been with her words. Ashamed of her cowardice, Kasari turned her gaze away and stared at the floor by her feet. The display didn't quite scare Kasari, her fear had all but evaporated by that point, instead she was left with a determination. A fire burned within her willing her to continue on, to survive where so many others had fallen. She would not allow her emotions to get the better of her, she would do her duty to her family, as the Princess had said to them before.

Kasari snapped her attention to the Drakken who had returned to the space before her. She nodded to show her respect for the Drakken's power, exhaling slowly as the woman stepped back and announced her claim. Slowly, Kasari let her eyes wander to the girl who had been beaten just moments before. "Are you okay?" It was a stupid question, of course she wasn't going to be okay, but she didn't know what else to ask in the situation.

@Orior@MarsAdept

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Alrighty guys. I'm off to work! See you in 3 1/2 hours. ^.^

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Kasari grimaced through the tinge of pain that ran through her cheek as the Drakken woman patted the slightly bruising skin. She kept her breathing even to keep herself calm, knowing a temper would do nothing for her situation. Instead of answering the woman's statement about learning, Kasari merely nodded silently, mindful of the consequences of an incorrect answer.

"Yes... Very nice. What is your name, young one? And what can you offer me?" That was another thing she hadn't expected. Of course she knew that the Drakken would inspect each of the Gem bride candidates in full to be certain of their decisions, but she didn't think they'd outright ask what they thought they could offer. The woman stepped back, giving her a moment to think through her answer, an opportunity she gladly took advantage of.

"Kasari Liesma. I can offer a warm dwelling, quick learning and some entertainment of the elemental kind." She decided to leave out the portions that she wasn't particularly skilled at. If she was useless, she'd be discarded or given to a Drakken who'd only use her for mating purposes. Kasari awaited patiently, if not a bit anxiously, for the woman's reaction, hands clasping and unclasping behind her back.

@Orior

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I'm going to try to get another post in before I have to leave for work.

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@Orior

You can say that again. XD There, I fixed it. Sorry about that again. I guess I rushed through reading it.

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@Orior

Really? I usually reread posts before I make my posts. I'm sorry, I'll go back and fix it. XD

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Kasari took a bit of comfort in the princess' words, regaining a bit of her confidence from before. This was what was best for her family, what she was doing would keep them safe for another year. She began to realize that she wasn't so much afraid of the Drakken as she was nervous about the situation itself. Kasari, a fire Gem that wasn't known for her grace or beauty, wielding intelligence common amongst the Gemminite people, was to become the bride of the most powerful race she had ever heard of. It was terrifying, and now that she was standing before them, it was becoming real.

She had mixed feelings over the doting the princess received, constantly shifting her weight from one foot to the other in thought. Of course she was happy the more brutish characters had their eyes on her, it meant that she didn't have a million eyes on herself. However, at the same time it sort of hurt her inner pride at not having the Drakken drooling over her. She had to calm herself from another bout of panic, trying to breathe as evenly as possible so as to not show her concern. It was difficult with thoughts of inadequacy, the images of dead Gem women who didn't make the cut for the men in search of brides. Kasari didn't know if those stories were true, or if it was a figment of her overactive imagination. She watched on with mild concern as the Drakken spun the princess around possessively, his actions met with a confident challenge from the Gem. "She is going to cause some serious trouble." She mumbled out loud to herself, turning her eyes to meet the rare sight of a female Drakken.

The presence of such a creature was astonishing to the Gem, never before had she heard of female Drakken taking a Gem for a bride. For a moment all Kasari could do was stare in awe, looking around to see if the blow to her head was effecting her vision. "I..." She hesitated, taking a deep breath before continuing. "Walk without some guard dragging me along behind him. I wasn't previously aware that it was considered a crime."