As Lori made her way through the halls, she kept her head low, and did her best to avoid any and all eye contact. She hadn’t gotten far when she heard a loud roar just behind her. It was deafening as it echoed against the walls, sending her heart to leap into her throat and her head to spin. She twisted around almost immediately after hearing it to catch the scene that followed such a horrible sound.<br/><br/>Crash, the window broke, shattering into a million shards, as a red blur flew through it into the bushes just outside. The one responsible for the noise and destruction, she found, was none other than the scaly dragon creature from her first class. Her first thoughts of him, being a terrifying beast, dangerous in all his physicalities, but also in his temperament, were only confirmed by the scene that played out before her.<br/><br/>Without a second thought, Lori ran, high-tailing it to the direction of her dorm as the dean had laid out for her on her map. She didn’t dare look back this time for anything. That dragon must be one of those bad apples the professor had warned her about, and she had no reason to dawdle. It only took her a few minutes to reach the door with her initials posted just outside. There was another set of initials just below hers: T.G. Well, roommates certainly were not chosen by alphabetical order, L.H. not even close to T.G.. Maybe it will be as Professor Salini said, that the dean hand-picked her roommate for her, to be a person, well, monster, that would be nice to her. Maybe even...a friend?<br/><br/>With a small glint of hope in her heart, she hesitantly twisted the doorknob and slowly opened the door. Inside, the room was fairly large, housing two beds, two wardrobes, and two desks. Both sets looked identical to each other. There was no bedding nor clothing, nor anything that would signify anybody lived here except for her luggage sitting in one corner of the room, and another person’s luggage on the other side. Perhaps she wasn’t the only one who was late to arriving.<br/><br/>So, Lori made to unpacking at least some of her stuff. She really didn’t have much faith in Salini’s words, so she left most of everything still inside her bags, taking out only an extra set of clothing and her bedding. Basically something inconsequential that she could leave in case she needed to make a quick escape. It was while she was dressing her bed with a sheet that she’d hear somebody enter the room.