The various instructors  who had been on the stage had moved to their own head table to eat, talk , and pass the time for a while to give the students from the different houses time to mingle. Understandably, most students were sticking with fellow members of their own houses. There were some who were mingling with those of other houses, namely those who were at the school the previous year but most were avoiding the other it seemed. Well they would be fixing that shortly.<br/><br/>The red head left the table and made her way to the stage so she could gather everyone’s attention. “Welcome students to Sandhollow Hill Academy. Now then I trust you have all been able to get comfortable.” Her voice was deep and booming as it filled he hall cutting through the chatter of the many gathered groups. “For those who have yet to meet me I’m Keyassandra Steeleye, the commander of the fort and more importantly the one in charge of Sandhollow.” She looked between all the students in the hall with a solemn gaze. “Now that you all have had a bit time to get to know each others you will be receiving your first assignment. Within the next ten minutes  I want you to form a team of four to five people comprised of at least one person from each house. Those who fail will have their teams made for them and spend their first night here cleaning the entirety of the academy and giving the servants a night of rest. The time starts now!” She barked, watching from her position on the stage as many of the students started to scramble about the hall. Nobody wanted to be stuck cleaning after all.<br/>