Dear Diary,
Today was a pretty normal day. Professor Dworgyn took classes again; he still won't tell us when Professor Malistare is coming back. I hope he comes back soon. We're his students; we should be there for him while he's grieving Professor Sylvia.
Gosh I miss Professor Sylvia. Usually the life school's perkiness and blinding trust in every living thing sickens me, but not with Professor Sylvia. She was always everyone at the Death School's favorite theurgist. Now, nothing can stop the rising hatred between the Death and Life Schools.
Stupid peppy theurgists. I bet Linda Sunblossom and her cronies are gossiping about me and my friends right now. What are they saying? Probably something about our sense of fashion or lack of gardening skills. I dunno. Why should I know what some stupid Life students think of me?
Well, I should go now. Professor Dworgyn is taking us on a field trip to the Dark Cave to study ghouls. I hear Professor Malistare lives there, maybe we'll get to pay him a visit.
Until next time,
Elizabeth Nightshade
"Ok students! What shall we learn about today?"
"How should we know?"
"Yeah! Teach us yourself, old man!"
Dworgyn chuckled in amusement. "Hoho, you kids keep me on my toes. I suppose we'll just have to review some Death School history now won't we?"
Everyone groaned.
Dworgyn cackled. "You asked for it. Now, if there are no more questions, we'll-,"
"Professor Dworgyn," a shy, dark haired Death student asked timidly, "When's Professor Malistare coming back?"
The room fell silent at Margaret's question. Dworgyn studied the anxious, hopeful faces of his students before sighing.
"I'm afraid I don't know, Miss Ghostwanderer. Professor Malistare suffered a horrible loss when Professor Sylvia passed; he simply needs time to recover from it."
"But we're Necromancers," said Duncan Grimwater, "Isn't it our job to understand the boundary between life and death, and to cross that boundary to suit our needs?"
"That is true, Mr. Grimwater," said Dworgyn, "but all wizards know not to use their abilities for personal gain. Necromancers especially have to uphold this rule; failing to do so could have dire consequences for the whole spiral."
"That's why Professor Malistare isn't here, isn't it?" Elizabeth said aloud, "He's struggling with his own temptations more than he is with grief."
"I'm afraid so, Miss Nightshade," said Dworgyn, "Let's just hope his resolve wins out. Now then, who can tell me when the Death School was founded?"