A chilly day at Hazakurain

Mia smiled at her younger sister, "C'mon, we have a Special Course to pass!" That said, she began to walk towards the Training Hall more energetically than she usually would. She wondered about the package for Iris, but decided not to worry too much about it.

She looked at Mia and nodded. "Yup! and Polly's gonna join us!" She grabbed Apollo by the arm and walked through the already open door of the main hall. She then let go of him and stretched. "It's so nice to be back..."

He looked around and rolled his sleeves down. I guess it is pretty cold in here. No reason to give up now, Apollo. He looked at them both, trying to start a conversation. "So, I heard the food here is pretty good."

"Yes, it is," Mia agreed, now crossing the Dusky Bridge lightly. "I almost want to live here as a nun. But I'd miss defending people..." She sighed. "And I'd miss warmth..." She reached the Training Hall. "Are we all ready?"

She looked at Apollo and smirked. "Heh, cold already Polly? And oh yes! The food here is the best!" She looked at Mia with a grin across her face. "Of course I'm ready, are you?"

He began to shake, but it was due to the bridge crossing. He pointed to a wooden door a couple of feet away from the entrance. "Hey, whats behind that door? I think I see a statue or something...!"

"I was born ready," Mia grinned back, and opened the Training Hall. "I think the real question is, who can chant the Sacred Text 30,000 times the fastest?" She headed inside the chilly hall, and then went back into the Sacred Cavern. "Polly, you sure you wanna do this?"

"Of course! I can quote the sacred text with my tongue tied behind my back.'' He nodded, feeling a little over confident. He took one step inside and looked around. "E-Eh, well, actually, why don't you guys do this...I'll just head back and wait in the main hall."

"Heh, we'll find that out Mia!" She looked at Apollo. "Hm? You're going? I thought you were gonna do this course with us?" She frowned as she grew a little upset. "So, basically, you're backing out?"

"Actually, I just remembered something. I have to get Iris to sign this paper, or else I won't get payed for the delivery. I wish you two good luck. I'll go with you next time, promise." He waved and headed back to the bridge.

"Aw, I was hoping he'd stay and actually take the course with us." Maya frowned. She had a funny feeling that he'd back out, but either way she hoped he would have taken part. She turned to Mia. "Shall we head inside then sis?"

Mia shook her head and sighed, "What a wimp. Let's do this, Maya!" She smiled, and went even further into the Sacred Cavern. "We'll show him how awesome Feys are!" Sister Bikini locked the Cavern gates from the outside, wishing the two sisters the very best of luck during their course.

Iris was in the garden, opening the package hastily. Inside was a letter from her mother, which she skimmed quickly. It told her of a new plan for the branch family to usurp the main family's power, and Iris rolled her eyes, thinking it was just another scheme. Then she read the postscript. 'Do as I say, or your dear Mr. Wright will suffer.' She laughed nervously, then realized there was nothing her mother could do while she was in solitary confinement.

Meanwhile, Apollo passed and waved at Sister Bikini on her way to and from the chamber. Once she was far away enough he snuck into the garden part, ignoring the do not enter. He was much to curious.

He froze in place and began to sweat furiously, his hair horns bent down as a result. Smooth Justice, smooth. He turned to face her, with occasional flashbacks to yesterday. "I'm sorry, uh, Iris. I was curious, and I needed you to sign for something." He handed her a sheet of paper.

"Hey, it's alright. I just wanted to check out what this place was. I've had my fill of snow in my shoes, so I'm going to head back to the main hall now. Catch you later." He waved and pushed the gate out of his way, to continue over the bridge.

Two questions huh... "Well, Mr. Wrights doing fine really. Last I saw him he...actually. Last time I saw him he was pretty upset about something. I had to leave but I'm pretty sure I spotted a tear or two in his eyes. And I heard someone broke his door down. But Mr. Wright's a great guy, I'm sure he can handle it."

I don't think I should tell her why...it just doesn't seem like the right thing to do "Well, you, remind me of someone is all, don't worry about it though."

Eh. What harm could it do "Well, Mr. Wright has showed me some pictures of when he had a crush on your sister, Dahlia, was it? You just remind me of her."

I guess Mr. Wright rubbed off on her...she pointed out my contradiction "Well...eh, long story short, Dahlia made...well...a little guest appearance yesterday, I'm still a little shaky from it. "

"C'mon Iris, don't you know people of the Fey family are channelers? They're spirit mediums. They bring back people, metaphorically speaking." He shakes his head and walks towards the bridge.