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The beginning
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Rushed steps were and low voices heard clearly from the hallway behind the door.
The girl raised her eyes to steal a glimpse... And the response wasn't late to come. It never is.
The girl fought a sob as the hot and cold waves spread around the unbearable burning slash on her wrist.
"eyes on the canvas! and don't you dare lifting that pen off the canvas again until you're done! ..now start from the beginning."
The man drew a clean canvas and replaces the one infront of the girl. That moment, also a sudden silent filled the air, replacing the hushed tumult behind the door.
The door opened in a swift move, a small group stood there. First walked in a tall and skinny man, dressed in a fine silk kimono - "All rise," he started, as the man standing over the little girl pointed the tip of his whip to canvas for her, "...V'eneef." The skinny man finished.
Then walked in a short man and a rather tall woman, both wearing green Jade armours. They walked halfway to the girl and stopped, behind them followed a beautiful woman, wearing fancy green and red robes.
She walked all the way to the girl and lowered her eyes to the canvas.
"Done already?"
V'eneef asked quietly and a subtle smile on her lips. Before the man could even respond, she turned her head to look at the pile of rice papers on the floor next to them. "... I see."
The smile vanished. She turned on her heels and left the room. With the door open, the girl saw of group of people waiting for V'eneef outside, and when she left, the girl clearly heard the old man talking to the honourable woman -
"She's didn't even celebrate her fourth season yet, don't be so harsh on her." There was silent for a moment "So what if she wont be a calligra--" The man with the whip close the door quietly.
"Back to the canvas, Saurah!"
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"....And then he said he could very well exalt too, someday!"
Saurah jerked her head back from laughter, sitting on her comfortable floating bubble.
"Garas, stop! you're making my stomach ache!"
Garas, Kaur'o and Saurah laughed joyously.
"Come on guys, that's not very nice.. So what if he's nineteen years old already?? he could still exalt!..."
The three stopped laughing at once and looked at Hinnoko seriously. Then the four of them burst out laughing even harder.
Saurah straightened herself up on her comfy bed-seat and said "You know, we're all past thirteen seasons old already, and none of us show any signs yet... You guys better start working on it, you know. ..full speed. If it goes on like that, well... I don't want to be caught hanging around unexalted low-lives. ..And I dun' wanna stop hang out with you guys. You're fun."
Kaur'o yawned.
"Well you didn't show any signs of exaltation either, Ms V'eneef V'ENEEF Saurah." said Kaur'o and started playing with his glittering beads necklace. "Not like these two boy f--"
His words were interrupted as the shack's door slammed open. "Get your things, you lot go back to the school!"
Back in school, the four were sent directly to the great hall. Just to find the head manager, a young teacher wearing judge-robes, another older teacher, and their parents sit there waiting for them.
"Come in. The empty seats are for you."
During that meeting, the four found out they were supposed to not take their artifacts on the school's field trip.
The fact that no one from their Houses told them about it didn't matter.
So not only they weren't exalted yet, at ages around 13, but they were no exiled.
Exiled of school, exiled of The Blessed Island, and worse - exiled of their houses. That's all untill, IF, they ever become exalted.
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Rushed steps were and low voices heard clearly from the hallway behind the door.
The girl raised her eyes to steal a glimpse... And the response wasn't late to come. It never is.
The girl fought a sob as the hot and cold waves spread around the unbearable burning slash on her wrist.
"eyes on the canvas! and don't you dare lifting that pen off the canvas again until you're done! ..now start from the beginning."
The man drew a clean canvas and replaces the one infront of the girl. That moment, also a sudden silent filled the air, replacing the hushed tumult behind the door.
The door opened in a swift move, a small group stood there. First walked in a tall and skinny man, dressed in a fine silk kimono - "All rise," he started, as the man standing over the little girl pointed the tip of his whip to canvas for her, "...V'eneef." The skinny man finished.
Then walked in a short man and a rather tall woman, both wearing green Jade armours. They walked halfway to the girl and stopped, behind them followed a beautiful woman, wearing fancy green and red robes.
She walked all the way to the girl and lowered her eyes to the canvas.
"Done already?"
V'eneef asked quietly and a subtle smile on her lips. Before the man could even respond, she turned her head to look at the pile of rice papers on the floor next to them. "... I see."
The smile vanished. She turned on her heels and left the room. With the door open, the girl saw of group of people waiting for V'eneef outside, and when she left, the girl clearly heard the old man talking to the honourable woman -
"She's didn't even celebrate her fourth season yet, don't be so harsh on her." There was silent for a moment "So what if she wont be a calligra--" The man with the whip close the door quietly.
"Back to the canvas, Saurah!"
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"....And then he said he could very well exalt too, someday!"
Saurah jerked her head back from laughter, sitting on her comfortable floating bubble.
"Garas, stop! you're making my stomach ache!"
Garas, Kaur'o and Saurah laughed joyously.
"Come on guys, that's not very nice.. So what if he's nineteen years old already?? he could still exalt!..."
The three stopped laughing at once and looked at Hinnoko seriously. Then the four of them burst out laughing even harder.
Saurah straightened herself up on her comfy bed-seat and said "You know, we're all past thirteen seasons old already, and none of us show any signs yet... You guys better start working on it, you know. ..full speed. If it goes on like that, well... I don't want to be caught hanging around unexalted low-lives. ..And I dun' wanna stop hang out with you guys. You're fun."
Kaur'o yawned.
"Well you didn't show any signs of exaltation either, Ms V'eneef V'ENEEF Saurah." said Kaur'o and started playing with his glittering beads necklace. "Not like these two boy f--"
His words were interrupted as the shack's door slammed open. "Get your things, you lot go back to the school!"
Back in school, the four were sent directly to the great hall. Just to find the head manager, a young teacher wearing judge-robes, another older teacher, and their parents sit there waiting for them.
"Come in. The empty seats are for you."
During that meeting, the four found out they were supposed to not take their artifacts on the school's field trip.
The fact that no one from their Houses told them about it didn't matter.
So not only they weren't exalted yet, at ages around 13, but they were no exiled.
Exiled of school, exiled of The Blessed Island, and worse - exiled of their houses. That's all untill, IF, they ever become exalted.
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