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</div><br/>Ian pulled his coat tighter around his body. The biting cold of the northern air cutting through his rough-spun clothing, reminding him constantly of just how far out of his way he'd gone to be here. Ashburn, the booniest of the boonies. So far north he might as well be in the Frozen Wastes. Trudging through the snow he considered for the fifth time using a bit of Electricity from his batteries to Heat up his body. Fighting the temptation, he grumbled under his breath and continued on the path. The batteries only have a bit of juice left, might as well save it for now.<br/><br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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</div><br/><i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(250, 197, 28)">At least it's beautiful out here. And quiet.</span></i>Ian thought to himself. The air while biting, was also some of the cleanest he'd breathed in a very long time. Much nicer than the stuffy and loud confines of the city.<br/><br/>Especially one like White Castle. The metropolis of the world. The greatest school for the magical and mystical! A wonderland for the bright and gifted.<b>The </b>place to turn today into a better tomorrow. Blah blah blah. While it is those things, it's also loud, crowded, no-nonsense, rough, not as safe as some may think, and the traffic in the morning is a nightmare. Especially for Ian, interacting with those stuffy nobles day in and day out can be downright mind-numbing at best. And hair-pulling at worst. Not to mention the snootier students plaguing his classes with their incompetence and haughtiness.<br/><br/>There are times where Ian just wanted to leave it all behind. Strike out on his own and leave the Castle. Times like now, where his own two feet can take him anywhere he desired. Free.<br/><br/>But in all honestly Ian knows White Castle isn't all bad. It truly is the best university in the world for magical and mundane studying. Always has been, always will be. And to this day, Ian believes in what it's trying to accomplish. On a fundamental level. Teaching the world how to use Magic responsibly. For selfless reasons, not selfish ones. So he persists. He presses on. He takes the weird assignments Headmaster Solice throws at him and soliders through. He caters to the world around him, in hopes of making it better. He deals with the rude kids that drive him crazy. Day by day he tries his best, like any good teacher should. But after spending most of his life in there, he's gotten a bit desensitized to it all. This assignment to go out, and find hopeful students to enroll, really is a godsend. A few months away from teaching, to see the world, it's just the healthy vacation he never knew he needed.<br/><br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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</div><br/>Broken out of his thoughts, Ian looked out as the trees broke open to reveal a sprawling countryside of ranches, homes, markets, and the like. Squat but sturdy. Not ostentations in the least but homely. Lived in and comfortable. This area of town appropriately named Countryside. (Or at least that's what the map said). And this early in the morning, not many people were out and about. The scene was peaceful. Everything blending softly with nature in a calming way that eased his aching feet, and promised a warm meal in his stomach.<br/><br/>Peaking to his right he could see the other side of town. More like his own home than Countryside could ever be. Shiny. Flashy. Well built and sturdy in a different way, Ian wasn't sure how it made him feel. A jarring change of human engineering, in a natural landscape. Comfortable in the sense of familiarity, but also exasperating in the same breath. Everything he was trying to avoid in this trip.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(250, 197, 28)"><i>The rich are the same everywhere it seems</i>.</span><br/><br/>Ian was looking at the Noble's Manors. A series of estates atop a few hills. Three noble families, long since exiled to the edge of the continent, forced to leave the capital Anise, and make do in Ashburn. Thick as thieves those three. And perhaps just a bad.<br/><br/><i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(250, 197, 28)">Relax David they may not be as bad as they seem. The rumors could be false.</span></i><br/><br/><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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</div><br/>Turning to his head back to his left now. Ian saw his Intern, and former student Dayyan. A bit broody sometimes but a good man. A fine partner for this assignment. Smiling at the man Ian said,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(250, 197, 28)">"Well we finally made it. What do you think? We might find our students here y'know so let's take it seriously."</span><br/><br/>He started down the slope to Ashburn. Searching for a tavern to warm his bones.