Phytos laid in his room, the mattress laid on the floor and blankets strewed all around him. Since he came to the school, the staff were unsure what to do for him in regards to accommodations, as he was used to a sort of custom room back on the farm. His old room was a sort of cross between a normal Human boy's room and a stable, being built on the side of the farm house with dirt under his hooves, straw and blankets for a bed, yet book cases, a nightstand and a door leading into the house as usual. Here, they gave him the choice of what he wanted, and he had opted to take a normal Human room to be closer to the rest of the students and perhaps make a friend.<br/><br/>Yet since he had arrived, he had normally stuck to his room, too shy to leave as he had attracted quite a bit of attention being the only Centaur.<br/><br/>This particular morning, he woke with a start, his eyes focusing on a calendar on the wall. Today was the mock battle and he was very late....<br/><br/>He was thankful that his room was at least on the ground floor, because with his hooves clamoring across the floorboards in a panic to get ready, anyone living below him would think he would fall through. He managed to get his leather armor on and his bow across his shoulder. He grabbed his enchanted quiver and made for the door, yet stopped last minute to quickly pull the arrows out and exchange them with the training ones with the paint packets on the tips.<br/><br/>"That could have been bad." he muttered, then bolted out the door.<br/><br/>--------------------------------<br/><br/>The field they were supposed to be on was a short distance but Phytos was fast when he wanted to be. He galloped at full speed and was thankful the team he was assigned to was closest to him. He nearly skidded to a stop beside a girl on a horse and knocked an arrow in his bow. He caught his breath and looked up at the girl, Elizabeth, as he recalled.<br/><br/>"Sorry I'm late." he said, "Still not used to this place."<br/><br/>He gazed across the field and noticed he seemed to tower above mostly everyone else, spare for a tall woman with rabbit like ears. His brow raised in curiosity.