~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Dorothy nodded. "Yes, I'm sure you have." She motioned down the hall. "We'll start your studies, then."

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

"Folly? Ha." Isla said, taking a bite of her stew. "Folly is not becoming on me. I am never foolish. You should know this."

"Town...yes...we should." Isla glanced at Falcon.

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

“To act in folly is to act without thought, Isla.” Falcon said, “Seeing as I am not completely sure of what you were truly thinking, I suppose I can’t jump to that conclusion. However, I do know you, and I do know of your close calls to acts of ‘folly’. May I remind you of the tree instance?”
Falcon took a spoonful of stew, and then smiled. “I made a list today of supplies we will need.”

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

"You told me you were not going to bring that up again." Isla said, her eyes slightly wide. "I have told you that it was an accident many times before. You still do not believe me, I see."

"What is on the list?" she asked.

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

“I believe you,” Falcon said, “You are forgiven, for a man with no forgiveness in heart, life worse punishment than death.”
Falcon finished up his stew, “As for the list, mostly just food. You ate most of it yesterday, and from experience I have learned you have large appetite when you awake from memories.”

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

"You are making that up. My appetite does not change. It is always ravenous." Isla smirked, returning her focus to her stew.

However, her eyes soon traveled to the chest as she thought about her last flashback. "Falcon, who do you suppose wrote the letter?"

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

“My answer remains the same as how it was last you asked me that question.” Falcon said. “But do not think that questions are bad, for it has been said, ‘He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever’.”
Falcon stood from the table and brought the bowl to a pile of dishes next to the fire. Falcon returned to the table. “Remember, just because question seems unanswered for eternity doesn’t mean it doesn’t have answer somewhere out there. Every question has answer, that’s what makes it question.”

~*~ Brywahr Academy ~*~

Mckenzie Nicholas Midread Walked back out of his room and kicked the wall in fury.
"I just want to forget it. OK?" He screamed "I want to forget it ALL!" He continued to kick the wall and then pummel it with his fists. Tears were streaming down his face, they were tears of frustration with a problem in his homework (a problem that the other children had probably never even seen the likes of before).
Mckenzie, though he never got frightened of anything, got extremely angry when he couldn't figure something out (Especially if it was something that he wanted to know). And this was his homework, so if he didn't figure it out then he would probably have a nasty day ahead of him.
Mckenzie walked back into his room and slammed the door shut. If he was going to survive in this place then he would at least be the top student.
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Dan choked but refrained from coughing.
"A what?" His voice came out as a wheeze "And to whom? And... why me?" that was his biggest question, why did the bad things always have to happen to him... This was better than punishment. But still...
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Lilly stood there quietly for a moment trying to decide which one, and once again began to tug on her hair.
"You can chose."

~*~Brywahr Acadmey~*~

"Hey, check it out," Lyssa said as she nudged Stella. "It's that new girl. Think we should talk to her?"

~

Janiece was about to answer Daniella when suddenly she heard Henry calling her. "Jan! Come here! I have something to tell you!"
Janiece smiled at Daniella. "Come on. I have to go see what he wants. Come with me, and maybe we can both help you."

~

Sam, on her own accord, followed Dorothy. Her Guide hadn't said anything that made Sam feel insulted, so she had no reason to throw any kind of tantrum. Besides, she was curious as to what kind of things Dorothy was going to "teach" her.

~

"An Assistant," Tivvens answered Dan. "To Childress. You were picked because, after strict observation by a number of Givers, you have proven yourself to be one of the most responsible, well-behaved Recievers. Keeping your peace, and encouraging others to keep the peace. Even this morning, you went so far as to attempt a breakup of a fight between the Receivers Daniella and Dorothy. Such bravery cannot go unrewarded."

~

"Very well," Nan answered Lilly with a smile. "I suppose I will teach you to use a hamfstrum first."
She opened up a little cabinet, and took out a small device. It was a long metal bar. Attached to one end of the bar was something like a little suction cup with two metal wires jutting out of it at odd angles. On the other side of the bar was a round control panel with multiple buttons on it. The buttons were round, and had strange markings on them, in different languages and symbols. The only ones in English were BRN20, SFG3, TYL366, and CH732. There were also four long square buttons at the top marked A1, B2, C3, and D4.
"You've probably never seen one of these before," Nan guessed. "Am I right?"

~Riella

~*~Brywahr Acadmey~*~
Daniella really wanted to be alone, but also wanted a friend. "Sure. I'd love to come along."

Vayond: The Shadowed Hunters

Isla finished her food in silence and deep thought. "Do you suppose whoever wrote it is looking for me?"

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Stella shrugged. "I don't see any reason why we shouldn't."

Stella flipped her brown hair behind her shoulder and tried to recall the girl's name. Finally, it came to her and she said, "Hey, Tess!"

~~~

"Alright, then. Follow me, please." Dorothy said, leading the way.

Return of the Fountain Fellowship

Grace drummed her fingers on the marble counter of one of the offices-inside an office-inside an office. She was seriously beginning to doubt the practicality of working for MESS. They were just too unfocused.

She hummed to herself and tried to focus. So many thoughts were tumbling through her mind: her brother, Ace, a new job, whether or not to accept it-- the list just went on and on. She repeated the law of conservation of mass to herself to calm herself and began to apply it to experiments and work problems in her head. She was almost in her own world when she did look up.

Grace snapped out of the world very quickly. Because walking towards her was the most handsome man she had ever seen.

He was wearing a lab coat and walking towards her at a brisk pace, with purpose in his eye and in his step. He smiled at her as he approached.

Grace went weak in the knees.

"Hello, Dr. Cunningham. My name is Dr. Excelsor Nix, head of our experimentation department here at MESS."

"Hello," said Grace, managing to speak at least a little.

Nix smiled at Grace again, conspiratorily, "You and I, we're the same. We both want to get to the root of things. They've been giving you the bureaucratic runaround, haven't they?"

Grace nodded, remembering and recovering herself a little bit more. "It was very frustrating."

"Ah, yes," Nix said, "I figured that you would send them packing soon enough, though. I just needed to wait for you to want to come see me. To want to see what we're about here at MESS."

Grace swallowed, "Are we going to see that?" She asked boldly, keeping her eyes locked on his. It wasn't hard; he wasn't hard to look at, after all. But it was strange, a corner of Grace's mind protested, because she wasn't usually this way around men.

Nix cut into her thoughts, "Oh yes. I'm here to take you to our experimentation lab. Follow me." He turned crisply and led the way down the hallway.

Grace followed him. She was glad to have met someone that shared her enthusiasm for science and the heart of the matter. It didn't hurt that he looked nice, either.

Return of the Fountain Fellowship

Piper took a step or two out of the alley, and noticing the speeder Stretch mention jumped straight back. "Alright." she replied, sounding confident. She turned towards Stretch. "You stay here, and I'll take Scrappy so he can start it." she said. "Then we'll come around, you can jump in, and then we'll be off." She looked around a little nervously. It was a simple plan, but hopefully it would work, she thought as she took a few steps out of the alley.

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

"Hi! I'm sorry but I don't know your names. Would you mind telling me cause I'm trying to get some idea about this place!" Tess was excited that she found more people to talk to!

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Stella smiled. "I'm Stella Whitney and this is Lyssa." Stella motioned toward Lyssa.

She gave a nod. "This place takes a bit of getting used to, but don't worry, you'll definitely get used to it."

~*~Brywahr Academy~*~

Kasey couldn't help but smile as the rat twitched his grey nose. "He's very cute. I'm glad you saved him, and I promise not to tell"

******

Ms. Nvust received the message from Tivvens with the usual sharp shock, from her Tarbulene. She was in no mood to do favors for anyone (was she ever?) but she still left her office to seek out the specified Receiver. Harshly reprimanding her students was one of her favorite things to do.

Her blue eyes searched with a hawks piercing gaze, scrutinizing every child as they passed her. She had seen this Dorothy once before, and remember with almost photographic memory her appearance. She took herself in a round about way toward the breakfast hall, then, in one of the halls she found Dorothy and the very troublesome Receiver Sam. "Dorothy!" she called, her voice snapping like a whip.