Welcome To The School

11

Hayden and Eijeh's challenge had not gone well, to say the least. If he was being completely honest, he didn't think Naomi expected Hayden to succeed. They did come pretty close, having been able to distract Eijeh with about a gazillion - or at least that's how it seemed to Eijeh - orbs of light, all fluttering around his face so he couldn't see a thing. But he could still feel. After the 15 minutes were up, Eijeh was blinking repeatedly, temporarily blinded, and Hayden had a rather large burn on their left wrist, where they'd tried to grab Eijeh's coat but had retreated after Eijeh reached up and grabbed their wrist, his fire flaring up instinctively. Naomi's cool and slightly robotic voice floated over to where they were standing, or rather, where Eijeh was standing and Hayden was still hanging upside-down from a sturdy branch, nursing their injured wrist, from what Zia had reported to him from where she stood with her arm around him, promising to help him with "Anything you need!". He was grateful for the support, as he felt as though he would collapse without the kind girl helping him stay upright. "Well done, both of you showed extraordinary prowess, Mr. Ignis with your instincts, and D'Arque with your gift. Mr. Ignis' eyesight should reappear in due course, but someone may need to escort you around for a while. I think Miss Adamos has that covered. And will someone please escort D'Arque to the medical room to get some treatment for that burn?"

"I will." Eijeh recognised the voice but couldn't place it. His confusion must've shown on his face because Zia whispered in his ear, "That's Alodia. She sounds kinda nervous, don't you think?" He nodded.

"I'll take D'Arque to the medical room, Naomi." There was definite nervousness in her voice. It had lost some of its aloof tone, too.

"Thank you. Class dismissed, you may receive a piece of paper with your dorm number on from me and leave."

"C'mon Eijeh! Lets go see our dorm numbers! I'll guide you, be careful, that's someone's shoe, why they'd leave it there I have no idea- Oh, there's Hayden and Alodia, they're coming towards us now!" Eijeh waited until Zia announced Alodia and Hayden were directly in front of them.

"Um, sorry about your wrist, Hayden." He blinked, trying to dispel the bright lights blocking his vision but failing.

"Eh. I'll survive. Sorry about your vision. But, on the bright side, you didn't pass out this time!" They laughed. "Well, we should probably go. Pluto? You ready to go?" Alodia's voice floated into his range of hearing, sounding a little less uninterested than she had before.

"Mhm. Lets go." A pause. "If you can't get your eyesight back by tonight, we can postpone the match. Got it?" He nodded and heard their steps fade.

Dorm number 258. That's what was reported to him, at least. Zia had dorm 153. Apparently he'd have up to three other roommates, same with everyone else. It didn't specify who his roommates were, but he hoped they were nice. Or at the very least, tolerable. And he really hoped he'd finally get some rest.