RUDE SYLPH

Lexine looked at Quira, "If you have somewhere to be, you can leave, I will be alright."

Quira shook her head making the strands of her lilac hair cover her face. "I drank your tea, therefore I shall wait."

Lexine did not understand the logic Quira was using, but since she had her mind set on waiting, Lexine was not going to say no. She was going to get lost if she did not have a guide after all. Miss Frea rubbed the dirt circle and her music trunk sunk into the soil.

She then fluttered her brown wings and looked up to smile at Lexine. "Miss Woods, First I would like to welcome you to the world on the other side of the gate. It is to my understanding that you are human?"

Lexine nodded, a frown covering her features. She hoped that the people that Arkien had told her secret were trustworthy. She definitely did not want to die. "I almost did not believe that it was you. I mean, your energy signature is high. Almost as high as a pure-blooded drakkon or as high as a water sylph."

This was not the first time she was being informed of this. "I will teach you how to infuse something with your energy. It is something that other students are taught in their homes. Since the invention of fire stones in cooking, even commoners know how to infuse objects with their energy. However, for now, you need to learn more about what we are speaking of. Do you know how to read a melody sheet?"

Miss Frea turned to the soil board. Her earring glowed a deep brown and on the board appeared what she called a melody sheet. To Lexine however, this was a plain music score. Lexine studied it and realized it was exactly the same as some of the ones she had at home. She was not a music major or anything. In fact, most of the music scores she played were those handed down to her by her father. Other were those she had bought when she wanted her father to try and play them for her and her mother.

Miss Frea was not expecting Lexine to understand what was on the board. It was a melody sheet passed down in the first family. Her husband had played it for her once on his instrument. It was a well-known fact that the minds of humans were filled with nothing but war and fighting. They were bred to fight and born to fulfill that same purpose. When she was told of a human attending their Academy, she was curious and a little frightened. How would the human look? Were the stories she had heard true? What if Arkien was wrong and she had been sent over as a spy for the humans who had once craved the power the goddess had once blessed them with.

Lexine, however, was nothing of what the expectations she had in her mind. She was very quiet and could be seen studying her classmates once in a while. Not once during the lesson had she seen the human smile. In addition to that, her expression did not change when she displayed her power. The human had leaned forward, but that was all.

"It's a music score," Lexine spoke up to the surprise of Miss Frea. She then proceeded to hum the melody on the score. It was the exact melody that was on the soil board. Miss Frea was left in shock as she looked at the human before her. As she hummed, Lexine had a small smile on her face as she remembered her father teaching her how to read music scores once she hit the age of five.

That small smile sparked a whole new look to Lexine's face. Miss Frea was left astounded. This human was more shocking than she let on. After Lexine was done, Lexine turned to her, her smile completely gone, as if it was not there in the first place. "It is a beautiful peace. It almost sounds like the work of Chopin."

Miss Frea picked her jaw off of the floor. "Who taught you to read melody sheets? I thought you said you are human."

"I am human. This is just similar to a music score from back home. Music is written back home too."

Miss Frea was shocked once more. Weren't humans supposed to be war creatures. Why did they write music if they were. It made little sense. Nevertheless, she collected herself. "I see. If you can read this sheet then my work has been simplified. Your assignment will be different from the assignment the rest of the students will hand over. I want you to study all the melody sheets you find in the school library. I do not need you to find all of them. The minimum you should do is thirty. Find for different instrument users. The instrument user will be indicated at the top of the sheet. The more widespread the better. I want you to highlight the differences you find in these music sheets. In addition to this, research why sometimes the melody works for two different instrument users but sometimes it is not so. Do you understand?"

Lexine nodded. Thank heavens she had her photographic memory. Otherwise, it could be quite difficult to remember all Miss Frea had said.

"That is all. You have a week."

Lexine nodded and glanced back at Quira. The latter was seated at the same spot. Her back was straight with her hands placed almost daintily on her lap. With her Asianish look added to the fact that she was wearing a skirt instead of trousers like Lexine, she reminded Lexine of girls in anime.

"Quira, let's go?"

Quira stood and the grass leaf they had been seated on retracted back to the normal grass size.

They went through the large wooden door they had passed. "Quira, are you busy later? If you're not, can we go to the library together?"

Quira, who had been walking a few steps behind Lexine, paused in shock. It was the first time anyone other than Desire had asked to do something with her. The only reason Desire began to speak to her is because their families were under the same household and thus they were thrust to each other to become friends. Her siblings were too young to speak have some conversations with. All they loved doing was playing outside with the water. Her parents were always busy with issues concerning the first household. Since she naturally did not speak much, those of higher rank thought her rude while those of lower rank thought her snobbish.

She got over her shock. The only reason Lexine was asking this was that they were housemates. It is not like she had anyone else to ask at the moment therefore she was the only option. Surely if Lexine had other options, she would not even dare pick her. Despite this lingering thought, she caught up to Lexine who had stopped and looked back, "If you do not mind having me accompany you."

Lexine nodded in thanks and they went on to the end of the path. At the end of the path, Taevlin stood. His long silver hair was held up in a ribbon. He held an envelope in his right hand and a large book in the other. When Lexine and Quira appeared, he walked over to them.

Without even greeting, he handed the parchment to Lexine. Lexine did not want to take the envelope from someone who had partaken in kidnapping her two days ago. He had not even apologized. It was just plain rude. "What is it?"

'Headmaster instructed me to give this to you.'

"Can't you speak without using the mind wave?"

He did not answer the question but pushed the envelope to her once more. Lexine was about to refuse to take it when she saw the familiar handwriting on it. She grabbed it from his hand and walked off. The letter was folded into two and stuffed in the pocket on the left side of her jacket. She would read it before the teacher came to start the next class. She did not want him invading her mind again. If it was possible, her head felt itchy when he spoke to her using mind wave. It was a very displeasing feeling.

Taevlin frowned at her retreating back. It was another show of disrespect. Those of lower rank were not to leave the presence of one with higher rank unless they were dismissed. His fingers itched to hit her with a splash of water. However, he reigned in his anger and turned to walk to his class.

Quira ran to catch up with her. "Lexine! You're going the wrong way! That way is the anthropoid training arena."

Lexine's eyebrow twitched. She did not want to walk back, however, if they were late for class, she would make Quira get into trouble for no reason again.

Swallowing her pride, she turned and with a deep frown, spoke, "Lead the way."