Power surged through her, a light of darkness, black and bright. She held her breath, waiting for it to collect, to merge, then released it into the object of her intent. A small glass phile.
"Good, very good."
A tall dark man stepped out of the shadows, clapping silently. The girl lowered herself slowly and looked towards her teacher.
"Really Wodkip, you're too readable. I know you're lying. What did I do wrong?"
The man just laughed and went to pick up the phile. His hand slid around it easily, though it glimmered the colour that the girl had shone only moments before. She winced.
"As you already know, Ayeike," Wodkip turned slowly towards her, "I should not be able to touch this. Fire of the kind that you are trying to produce should not be touchable, even by me."
Ayeike bowed her head in shame and muttered;
"I'm sorry sir, I know I should be better, I'll try hard next time."
He was not fooled, "Like Minos you will, and just like that trickster you are very bad at lying."
She lifted her head again and giggled, she loved her teacher, he always found a way to make her smile. He smiled back.
"Alright then, off you go and have fun, we'll work on this later"
She skipped out of the room and raced away towards the dormitories. The corridors were shining with the light of thousands of protective charms and spells against intruders and thieves, but she was accustomed to this shimmer. This acadamy was important to the kingdom and all the students in it were to be treated in the best manner possible. But there were secrets in the schools cavernous depths, some that even the head master had no idea of.
Ayeike headed towards the north end of the school and came to a door statue of a squat and extremely hairy man. The statues head turned towards her and smiled.
"Well, well, well. What's got you in such a rush dear young 'Yeike eh?" the stutue's voice was rusty, metallic, "Not doing anything suspicious are you?"
Ayeike ignored his comments and spoke quickly, "Minos, trickster."
He sighed, "Straight to business I see, not even a hello for poor old Minos. Oh well, I'd better let you in." He stepped to his right and pushed a small chip in the wall behind him. The piece sank back and kept sinking, dragging the rest of the wall in with it, until it had frormed a small tunnel tall enough for Ayeike to walk through, which she did.
"Make sure you come and talk to me some time. It gets quite lonely out here you know," but the statues voice was drowned out by the sounds of students yelling at each other. Ayeike had stepped into a large open room, warmly decorated, with one wall half taken up by a roaring fire. Young people lounged in comfy sofas and chairs, or sat on the floor playing various games or reading.
One young girl looked up as Ayeike walked in and smiled. She waved her hand, beckoning Ayeike to join them, but Ayeike shook her head. She turned towards a small door that led to a staircase and started to climb. She reached a dark door on her right and knocked, but didn't wait for an answer.
This room was filled with bed-bunks and each was neatly made. Ayeike headed towards one near the end of the room and took out a book from a bag beside it, and lay down relaxed and content.
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