~*~Brywahr Academy~*~
Daniella sat on her bed, after closing the door and wiped the tears. "I poured soup in a mean girl's face and I think I'm going ot get ibn trouble! Then, the guy I like snubbed me. So, his friend asked me to the library. I felt better, until my boyfriend showed up and made me feel bad about not waiting for him and he is forcing me to do his homework for him because I won't do good enough in school if I just did my homework. I have to do mine and his!"

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

"I've probably done a lot more than you have. Thankfully, I don't get caught. If I did...Well, I don't think I'd be quite so sane." Stella smirked.

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Dorothy nodded. "Well, shall I show you around the Academy, then?"

Dan Was startled by Ms. Tivvens' unusual display of happiness, had he ever seen her smile before? He let himself relax a little bit and though carefully about the question she had just asked but could think of nothing he started to open his mouth to say no, to shake his head, but then the though struck him good god, was he going to be turned into a Giver? no, that was a stupid thought and he was relieved by his own common sense.
"No... I- I have no idea" He drew out his words slowly, still thinking "Might I ask what it is?" He held his breath and hoped that he was ready for whatever answer he might get, be it good or bad.
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Lilly was nervous, were so many people to watch her? why did it have to be her being watched? couldn't it have been someone who was outgoing, like Daniella seemed to be?
"No, I haven't got any questions." That was a lie. she thought, I have oodles of questions, but not about this lesson, about this whole school. "I'm ready. Nan"

Tess answered right away. "Oh, yes please!!! I am normally very independent but right now I feel a strange timidness creeping over me!! Please help me with the prayer!!!!" Tess was very excited but also very nervous so she added quickly, "But I'm not sure if I'll be able to stay committed and if I don't will I get another chance?????"

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Shyanne waited, glancing around the cave. She made no move to go and see the young lady who was speaking, but she did listen.

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11 years ago...
"Pull the rope, you slimy fish!" The eighteen-year-old woman yelled, tossing the rope to the man she was yelling her command to. Rain poured from the sky, unrelenting and hard.
He grumbled, but pulled the rope, tied it around the wooden mast and said, "Go back to your quarters. A ship is no place for a woman."
The woman glared at the man, her dark hair soaked and falling around her shoulders. "My place is here... Whether you like it or not!" She turned on her heels and stomped away, slipping a little on the wet deck.

Present day...
Isla snapped back to consciousness, glancing warily around her surroundings. A light banging noise caught her attention. Her dark eyes fixed upon a man cooking something on the other side of the room. The bang had come from a pot. A pot could be used as a weapon, her mind quickly jumped from fact to fact.

Her eyes widened and she dove into action. Pulling the dagger from the sheath around her calf, she stood and said, "Who are you?" She held the dagger ready, in case she would have to use it.

((OOC: Isla's talking to Reep's character, just to let y'all know. ))

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Again? Falcon thought as he watched the dagger closely. Falcon knew that if she was fully committed to throwing the dagger at him, she would do so with the slightest wrong move of his. He also knew that if she was committed to that length that she would have already thrown the dagger.
“You’ve had another memory.” Falcon said, taking his eyes off of Isla and the dagger, and continuing to work with the food. “This is progress.”
Falcon lifted a bowl that now had freshly cooked stew. “Would you like some food now?”

Her chest rose and fell with steady, deliberate breaths. Her dark eyes were unwavering as she stared at the man, dagger in hand.

"Who are you?" She asked again, emphasizing each word.

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“Poisoned?” Falcon asked, “If I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you back when you were still asleep.
Falcon began to stand, but he put his hand out to make sure that Isla did not feel threatened. Falcon searched his memory for what it was he said last time that jogged her memory. Oh yes, “Isla, you know who I am, and more importantly, you know who you are.”

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Isla?

Isla stared at him, though her mind was elsewhere, racing to figure out what he meant by calling her that. She dropped the dagger and quickly turned around. Isla ran toward the other end of the spacious room, jumped over a chair in her urgency and finally knelt before a small chest.

Holding the two corners of the lid, she lifted it open and searched inside it. Her hands stopped moving as her eyes beheld a worn letter. Isla grabbed it and unfolded it. At the top, two words addressed the letter: Dear Isla.

Memories and images flooded her mind as she began to remember.

Isla turned to look at Falcon, holding up the letter. "This is who I am."

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“Exactly.” Falcon said, “Now eat.”
Falcon set the bowl on a table, then bent over and picked up the dagger she had dropped. “In your urgency you forgot one of the rules to combat; never leave your weapon behind.” Falcon plunged the dagger into the table next to the bowl of stew.

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Isla didn't acknowledge him. She knew who he was now; there was no need to worry about him. Her eyes were focused on the letter. The writer of the letter was unknown, as the bottom half of the letter was ripped off and missing, but she cherished it just the same.

She tucked the letter back into the chest with a sigh, stood and went over to the table. Taking hold of the knife, she gave it a swift tug and the knife came loose. Isla re-sheathed it and sat down, ready to eat. "My urgency was already a matter of life and death, Falcon. My weapon did not matter anymore."

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Henry smiled at Tess. "Everyone makes mistakes. Just try to do your best. When you do mess up, youer sin is covered by Jesus. That's why you are saying the prayer that you have decided to pray now. So that Jesus's blood will cover your sins.
With one more friendly smile, he said the prayer with Tess. Henry felt blessed to be part of such a hugely vital moment in a person's life. He wondered if the other Receivers would be as eager to learn about God as this girl was.

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Janiece looked at Daniella in concern. "I'm so sorry, honey," she said soothingly. "The boy you liked snubbed you? That's no good. Was he rude? Did he say anything mean to you?"

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"Shown around the Academy, ha!" Sam shouted. "I've already seen every wretched hallway of this cursed prison!"

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Tivvens smiled at Dan. "You will no longer be merely a Reciever!" she announced proudly. "Not that you will be a Giver, either, of course. You have been chosen as Assistant for one of the Givers. Starting tomorrow you will begin work as Assistant to the Giver Childress. Do you have any questions?"

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Nan said, "Very well. Let us begin, then."
She led Lilly to a nearby table at the side of the room and gestured toward a chair.
"During these next three months of lessons, I will teach you how to use some very valuable Scientific instruments. You will learn a different one every 3 days. Are there any specific instruments you would like to learn first, or would you like me to pick?"

~Riella

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

After saying the prayer with Henry, Tess decided it was time to go. So she said goodbye, and thank you, and left. She headed down the hall to her room but stop outside the door when she heard Janiece talking in there. She did not know wether or not to go in, so she began wandering the halls looking for new rooms and people. Finally she opened a door and found herself in what she guessed was the library. Only it was already filled with several Recievers. She just stood there watching them, waiting for them to notice her.

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~
Daniella said, "No. He was just disappointed because I wanted to follow him and some girl he likes. We're friends, but he really likes this girl and doesnt know I like him and wanted to show her around. If my boyfriend wasn't so abusive I could actually like my boyfriend, but he's a jerk."

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“Depending on your situation, Life and death is decided by the weapons.” Falcon said, “Your life is in the hand of your weapon, and your death is dictated by the enemies weapon. However, you did not leave your primary weapon behind, so I suppose you were not in complete folly.”
Falcon stooped over the fire, poured some more stew into another bowl, and then returned to the table. “Tomorrow we should head to town to get some supplies.” Falcon said.

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Calix walked through the town, he decided to go to his room at the inn instead of roam the town for answers now. Calix walked through the inn doors, then went up the stairs, then into his room. "tomorrow, I hope to get some answers about this. this is very interesting."