His mind wandered while he made his way towards the estate, thoughts intermingling with one another in elaborate theories and conspiracies regarding the particulars of Mystera's circumstance. He did think about the goblin girl as well but in the end only time will reveal answers to some of his unanswered questions perhaps. He arrived late as expected but was let in regardless and got to enjoy dinner with the gathered guests. Thankfully he did not garner any attention from anyone for the most part, even the Viscountess seemed mostly engrossed with Ian, Dayyan's offensive tardiness all but seemingly forgiven and ignored. The atmosphere was pleasant and jovial for the remainder of the night and both former student and teacher had their talks with the lady Viscountess before retreating to their chambers to sleep and rest.<br/><br/>Hours later....<br/><br/>Dawn came and with it a new day. Breakfast was had quickly and Dayyan was busy contemplating what he was filled in on last night. It would be an awkward journey indeed to have the lady with them. She already was a sourpuss personality wise, not to mention her snobbish attitude he so despised in those of noble upbringing. Whatever, Ian already decided upon it and so he respected his teacher's decision. Unsurprisingly, the first arrival was Mystera, just as she promised. Pleasantries were exchanged and soon enough the others began to arrive and soon enough Dayyan and Ian were busy with preparing the wagons and coordinating with the guards as they carried around Lady Astrea's considerable luggage, much to their chagrin.<br/><br/>He overheard a raised voice, marking it to be Valentine's as he turned his head to see what was going on. One of the guards seems to be troubling Mystera. He made his way over to them and spoke to the guard. "Stop your questioning soldier, she's with us." Dismissing him. The guard begrudgingly sulked away from the pair. Dayyan apologized for the misunderstanding and welcomed both of them while praising Valentine for his defense of his new friend and reminded him once more of his advice to keep his friends close and stick together.<br/><br/>Having that issue solved rather quickly, Ian soon gave the signal to gather and get into the wagons so they can depart, and depart they did after everyone settled in. Ian rode in the first wagon with the Lady and Annie followed on her own horse while Dayyan rode in the second with Val and Mystera. Out of curiousity, he spared a glance at Mystera with augmented vision, hoping to see the apparition once more, but she was nowhere to be found. To his surprise, however, further behind Mystera, he found a lump of magical energy that moved about as the wagon jostled and bounced along the road. He wondered what became of her, he was truly disappointed to not see her come with them but he guessed his feelings were uncalled for. A smile cracked his face as he turned off his magic and looked ahead. Lady Astrea was quite happy about the fact that the goblin did not come, this would be an amusing surprise indeed.<br/><br/>For some reason, he felt excited about this journey, for these new students. One thing was certain, they are in for a wild adventure.