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Key: Normal, Writing
Evil recedes
When the Scholar reads
The strong shall fall
In the Scholar's hall
No one bleeds
When the Scholar leads
-Excerpt from The Scholar, an ancient poem
The classroom was filled with the chatter of the students. The teacher cleared his throat. The talking stopped. "I assume from your conversation that you have all finished the selection and understand it? Mister Alder, what is the poet saying in the selection?" He said, pointing to one of the students.
The boy, Desric Alder, cringed slightly before answering. "Uh, they're saying the Scholar can fight evil by reading and is an awesome leader. Oh, and has a hallway that can kill people. Right?" His nervousness was visible on his face.
The teacher stared at him in silence before responding. "No. Miss Kudan, what do you think the poet is saying?" He said, glancing at a girl reading something in the back.
The girl looked up briefly, but returned her eyes to what she was reading before she answered. "It uses exaggeration and metaphors to talk about the Scholar. 'Evil recedes' means that the Scholar's enemies are defeated. 'When the Scholar reads' means that they use what they've learned to fight. 'The strong shall fall in the Scholar's hall' means that the Scholar will do anything to protect their home. 'No one bleeds when the Scholar leads' means that they can defeat their enemies with minimum loss of life."
The teacher smiled. "That is correct, Miss Kudan. That is all the time we have for today, class. Tomorrow, we will learn why the poem was written the way it was." The students ran out of the classroom. However, he noticed that the girl he had called on was still in her seat, taking a while to pack up. "Deppa," He said once she had finished. "Good job today. You'll be a master yet."
She smiled at him. "Thank you, Master Dooku." She left the room.
Yes, Dooku is being nice. Shocking, isn't it? And he's teaching younglings! That's even worse! Just kidding. Read and review. Oh, and before I forget… My brother made his own account. His penname's Grey Blazar. His stories are pretty good, so go and check them out if you want.