<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=205751.msg10172619#msg10172619">Quote from: Skynet on 26-06-2014, 06:31:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Rensha gave Kleris a congratulatory slap on the back "You won fair and square, Kleris, and that's all that matters!  Anyway, who's next?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Kleris watched Carson go, really hung up on the final judgement.  "Sorry to cause trouble for you Utari, I can see how it would be difficult to be the judge here.  I guess Carson and I will just have to have a rematch some time later."<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Day 26, Lillin's Dorm</span></div><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Besides, I haven't forgotten how good my tail makes you feel..."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Kleris blushed, but didn't deny it, getting into bed with Lillin with a shy smile to get started.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Sorry about that," she said as she crawled back into bed.  "I suppose it's time I told you this.  Kleris, I'm not exactly the monogamous type.  Quite a few guys and girls here don't mind, but it can be an issue for some.  I'm sorry, I probably should have told you this before.  So, do you mind?  Don't worry, we can still do it, but you should know that I like being with other people, too."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Kleris brought the sheets up around his chest, hiding deeper in the bed, heart pounding.  When the boy left, he was relieved, but strangely slightly disappointed.  For a moment he had thought Lillin had invited a third partner, and was scared and excited about that.<br/><br/>"Oh, yeah, I never thought about it, but yeah, that's fine.  I guess this started pretty casually, I can't fault you for being with others too," he smiled, feeling a twinge of unjustified jealously.  But she just casually brought him to her room to be sex-friends, of course she would have others.  After a moment's digestion, he was at peace with that; their friendship was valid, and this extra wasn't diminished or contaminated by others.<br/><br/><div align="center">Redhurst Academy Store</div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"The next time Dean Doil wishes to use my tower for his classes, please try not to distract my own students from their studies.  I understand that the brunt of the blame is on your teacher, but the presence of adventurous climbers plucking flags from my tower is quite noticeable.  Anyways, where did you get your surname?  Not too many people just happen to be a Merchiot in Redhurst."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Oh, I'm sorry about that Dean.  I didn't mean to distract your class, it just caught my eye.  I'm sure we won't be using the surface of your tower again.  I'm not sure about the history of the name, I never was able to ask my father, he was lost on an adventure many years ago..."<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">She seemed more in a hurry to leave, plucking the silver pieces down on the counter and taking her book.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>The dean was oddly personal in her thoughts, especially for never really meeting before.  Kleris never had any business with the necromancy school besides that one day physically clinging to it.  It was curious, and he wondered what relative she was thinking of.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Day 28</span></div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Elmira was tearing up by the time they left the shop.  "Why am I crying?" she asked.  "I feel relieved, yet it still hurts.  In an odd way, I would like to be with Benser, but not like this.  Thank you for being there for me, Kleris."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Kleris had stood by Elmira during her confrontation, not needing to say anything; as a supportive presence, Elmira seemed to have the strength to say what was on her mind and decide for herself what to do.  "It's okay, relationships can bring out odd emotions.  There are good and bad things all getting conflated, and you'll just need some time to work it all out.  Meanwhile, we can see about a job at the shop or another internship on campus..."<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Day 30</span></div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Arturon popped up between the three friends.  "We, and by that we mean the whole Academy, is going to <em>plane shift.</em>  Redhurst is the only mobile magic academy, traveling across the Known Realms.  This month we're scheduled to head for the world of Midgard, a flat planet encircled by the body of the dragon-god Veles."<br/><br/>The clouds in the blue sky shifted and shimmered as though being pushed around by super-fast winds.  A loud rippling sound rushed across the entire school as the horizon above them quickly darkened to an orange dusk, and the bustling city street immediately outside the Main Gate transformed into the sandy shores of a seacoast.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"A flat world physically ringed by a dragon?  I can't even begin to imagine the geographic or geologic implications of that, let alone seeing what a whole magocracy is like.  This is going to be interesting on many fronts.