Takashi was skipping class. Well, not exactly skipping. The archers did have to participate in the mock battle, but it was so boring. They had to learn where to stand and were to shoot in a real battle. It was easily learned: stand in the back, shoot the enemies and avoid shooting allies. So instead of going to the mock battle, Takashi was taking a walk through the city. He prefered taking a walk through the forest but he knew that he shouldn't wander off too far, otherwise he would get preached by the teacher again. Suddenly he was surrounded by children. They had picked flowers and wanted to put some in his hair. Takashi obediently bent down so that they could reach it better. He softly smiled as the children put the small flowers in his hair. When he stood up again they had managed to put quite a few of them in. Strangely enough it kind of suited him. Takashi waved the children goodbye as he returned to the academy. He was still in time for the mock battle even though he didn't want to participate. Just when he was deciding whether he should participate or sneak off to his room, he got spotted by a teacher. It was his archery teacher. Too bad for Takashi, but his archery teacher already learned his whims and reluctancy to partake in mock battles. Still, he couldn't be angry with him.<br/>Takashi got ushered to his room to put on his light armour and get his bow. He had to leave his dual knives and arrows behind as his teacher handed him the not so deadly variants upon leaving his room. The teacher didn't make a comment about the flowers in his students hair. Upon reaching the battle ground, Takashi saw that most students were looking kind of bored. This was understandable because the mock battle should have almost ended by now. He didn't join the other archers but instead he kept more to the sidelines. As he leaned against a tree, a small bird landed on his head and made itself comfortable.