Watcher's Admins

Chapter Twenty Two

"∴ᒷꖎᓵ𝙹ᒲᒷ ᓵꖎᔑᓭᓭ. ᔑᓭ ||𝙹⚍ ᓵᔑリ ᓭᒷᒷ, ∴ᒷ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ᔑ ⊣⚍ᒷᓭℸ ̣. ̇/ᒷꖎᑑ⚍ᔑ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ ∴╎ꖎꖎ ʖᒷ ᔑᓭᓭ╎ᓭℸ ̣ ╎リ⊣ ᒲᒷ ╎リ ᒲ|| ᓵꖎᔑᓭᓭᒷᓭ." The professor stood as the last student sat in their places. Xelqua bowed his head as a greeting, his eyes passing each and every one of them. Analyzing their reactions as they acknowledged him. Even though they all wore masks, he could see their expressions. Many of them were scared or at least uneasy with his presence.

It made him....smile. "⍑ᒷꖎꖎ𝙹 ᓭℸ ̣ ⚍↸ᒷリℸ ̣ ᓭ. リ𝙹 リᒷᒷ↸ ⎓𝙹∷ ᓭ⚍ᓵ⍑ ⎓ᒷᔑ∷⎓⚍ꖎ ᒷ ̇/!¡∷ᒷᓭᓭ╎𝙹リᓭ." He assured slowly putting a hand up. His professor bowed his head before addressing the avian. "ᔑ⎓ℸ ̣ ᒷ∷ ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᓭ ᓵꖎᔑᓭᓭ, ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᓵ𝙹⚍リᓵ╎ꖎ ∴╎ᓭ⍑ᒷᓭ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ᓭᒷᒷ ||𝙹⚍. ⎓𝙹∷ リ𝙹∴, ⍑𝙹∴ᒷ⍊ᒷ∷, !¡ᒷ∷⍑ᔑ!¡ᓭ ||𝙹⚍ ᓵᔑリ ⎓╎リ╎ᓭ⍑ ⊣∷ᔑ↸╎リ⊣ ᔑᓭ ╎ ᓵ𝙹リℸ ̣ ╎リ⚍ᒷ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ꖎᒷᓭᓭ𝙹リ?"

Xelqua nodded and the class settled down as he sat and started to grade. As he did, he remained silent, listening to the professor's lesson on some of the magic capabilities Watchers possessed. Occasionally he would glance up to see the student's reactions.

He saw some struggling to summon the small glyphs that allowed them to access only a few eyes. One of the first years struggled more than the others. Xelqua frowned and set his quill down. "!¡∷𝙹⎓ᒷᓭᓭ𝙹∷..." he spoke quietly getting to his feet. His professor glanced over as he tilted his head at the struggling student. Once the professor saw what he was motioning to, he got a nod and the avian walked over to the student near the back.

He knelt, crossing his arms on the table loosely. "ᔑ∷ᒷ ||𝙹⚍ ᔑꖎ∷╎⊣⍑ℸ ̣ ? ↸𝙹 ||𝙹⚍ リᒷᒷ↸ ᔑリ|| ⍑ᒷꖎ!¡?" He asked softly, resting his chin on his arms. The student looked up from their cupped hands and sighed. They nodded and tried to summon the glyph again. Xelqua watched as they put one hand over the other, enveloping air and slowly lifting the top one to move it beside the other keeping them cupped.

Faint purple sparks of magic flickered and died out and the student sighed again. "╎ℸ ̣ ∴𝙹リℸ ̣ ᓭℸ ̣ ᔑ|| ᔑꖎ╎⊣⍑ℸ ̣. ╎'⍊ᒷ ʖᒷᒷリ ᓭℸ ̣ ∷⚍⊣⊣ꖎ╎リ⊣ ∴╎ℸ ̣ ⍑ ╎ℸ ̣ ⎓𝙹∷ ᔑ ⎓ᒷ∴ ↸ᔑ||ᓭ リ𝙹∴." The student explained, setting their hands on their lap.

"𝙹ꖌᔑ||. ℸ ̣ ∷|| 𝙹リᒷ ᒲ𝙹∷ᒷ ℸ ̣ ╎ᒲᒷ ᔑリ↸ ╎'ꖎꖎ ᓭᒷᒷ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ||𝙹⚍'∷ᒷ ↸𝙹╎リ⊣." Xelque nodded and the student did as asked. Xelqua moved his mask aside a bit to watch clearly the other's movement. It took a second before he put a hand on theirs.

"╎ ᓭᒷᒷ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ||𝙹⚍∷ ↸𝙹╎リ⊣ ∴∷𝙹リ⊣. ℸ ̣ ∷|| ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᓭ." He suggested, fixing his mask before doing the proper movement slowly. Instead of having his hands cupped together, he flattened his palms together and twisted one slightly before lifting the other, cupping them side by side. The glyph flickered to life like an ember before floating from his hands.

A purple eye with a pointed pupil flashed into existence and turned. Watching everyone in the room. As Xelqua moved his hands apart and back onto the table. The student watched carefully and slowly attempted to copy him. It took two tries, but they got the hang of it and they lit up.

They balled their hands into fists and shook them gently and happily before thanking him repeatedly. He got to his feet, brushed off his robes, and gently set a hand on their head. "ꖌᒷᒷ!¡ ╎ℸ ̣ ⚍!¡ ᔑリ↸ ||𝙹⚍'ꖎꖎ ↸𝙹 ⎓╎リᒷ." He said softly and started walking back to his chair. His professor glanced back with a nod before continuing the lesson plan.