Actually, to begin with, he had never legally adopted her, just took her in after he found her wondering near Obel Lake, and had saved her from a Geezard. From then on he taught her all she needed to know to survive, and when he saw she was a natural when it came to fighting, decided to teach her everything he knew. Gradually, as the years passed, she grew into a deadly fighter and eventually became stronger than her teacher. Where this strength came from, neither of them knew. On her thirteenth birthday, he had told her she was to go to Galbadia Garden in the fall, and had presented her with the gunblade she now used, and had also given her the GF he had used while in the service of Adel, which was different from other GF's.
Xavier, the GF, didn't junction himself to your mind. But to a silver necklace with a dragon pendant. She didn't have to worry about leveling him up, or earning AP for him to learn his abilities, since her master had already done that years ago. Also, Xavier was considered to be even more powerful than Eden, the strongest GF, since Griever was out of the picture.
Of course, she didn't have to wait for the fall, since her master died from cancer in the middle of the summer. She remembered sitting in a chair next to his deathbed, keeping him company in his final hours. After he passed, she vowed never to get close to anyone ever again, because she
always ended up losing them.
She spent the next four years training to become a SeeD. In her early
days at Galbadia Garden she was nervous and uncomfortable, mainly because she wasn't used to crowds. She was all work and no play, and quickly became the strongest and smartest in her class. The next four years passed by rather quickly, then here she was, taking her field exam.
The Ragnarok landed on the airstrip near the garden and rolled into the hangar. The students quietly stepped out of the cargo bay, and headed for the second floor hallway to wait for the results. Most were too tired to even care, others looked like they had too much caffein or something. She walked along with her newfound friends, mainly Quin. She looked at him and asked, "What's everyone so nervous for?"
He smiled. "This is the moment of truth, you know, whether you become a SeeD or you have to take that written test again and then another field exam."
"Oh, I see. Well, Squad B doesn't have to worry. I know we all passed", she smirked,"I mean really, look who was your leader? So, of course we passed." They laughed and she realized she had actually made a joke. Not as tough as I thought. Maybe I should make more jokes.
Quin put a hand on her shoulder to steady himself from laughing so much, then turned to Silvur. "You know, for such a serious fighter, you sure do have one hell of a sense of humor."
"Uhh..thanks..I think. Is a sense of humor a good thing to have?"
Autumn answered. "Of course silly, actually, that's a very rare thing around here. Especially among SeeDs, and even rarer among instructors.", she paused, then looked at Silvur, a puzzled look on her face, "You mean you never told a joke until now?"
She nodded, "Yeah, I think I was always focused on becoming a SeeD too much."
"Well, you need to tell jokes more often, cuz you're pretty good at it."
"Thanks, guess that means if I ever have to leave garden I could become a comedian.", she smirked.
Everyone waited nervously in the 2nd floor hallway. Quin was pacing back and forth while Autumn and Alex were leaning against the wall, tapping a foot against it nervously, while Silvur started to doze off, leaning on the wall opposite them, her head hanging down and her arms crossed. She just started to dream when she heard the sound of the elevator arriving, and picked her head up. A member of the Garden Faculty stopped in the middle of the hall and started reading the names of those who passed. "When you hear your name called, report to the headmaster's office immediately. From Squad A..Brandon Crain; Squad B...Silvur Almasy, Quin McKay, Autumn Sky, and Alex Storm. That is all.", he turned and headed back to the elevator.
Silvur looked at her comrades. "I told ya all of us would pass."
"Yeah, I guess you're always right, huh?", Quin smirked.
She laughed. "Of course." She started walking towards the elevator with her new-found friends beside her.
Autumn looked up. "In that case, think you could give me next weeks lottery numbers?"
"I said I'm always right, not psychic."
Autumn snapped her fingers and said overdramatically. "Darn!"
She laughed as they stepped in the elevator and proceeded to push the button for the 3rd floor. She sighed and grinned on the way up, thinking. Well, I'm finally here. I finally made it. The elevator beeped and the door opened, revealing the two large doors that lead to Headmaster Cid's office. She opened them and entered, her team following right behind her.
The next day the Garden was quite busy, everyone was preparing for the SeeD ball. There were cadets and SeeDs alike running around like chickens with their heads cut off, and Silvur just sat on a bench near the fountain, playing a game of Triple Triad with one of the junior classmen, and was amused at how everyone was acting over a party. She shook her head and looked back down at the cards and saw that her small opponent had made a big mistake, but she decided to let him win anyway, so she played the lowest card in her hand. "Darn, looks like you beat me. Here, pick a card." She held them out and he chose a ruby dragon card.
"Thanks for playing Silvur, see ya." He waved and ran off towards the library.
She smiled and waved back. She looked around and decided to go sit in the Quad, since she had nothing else to do. As she got up she all of a sudden felt someone tap her on the shoulder, causing her to jump.
The person giggled. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."'
Silvur turned around, only to see Selphie standing there. Oh, great...if she asks me to join that stupid Garden Festival Committee..I'm gonna slash her freaking throat right here, she thought. "What do you want Selphie?"
"Umm..well, we sorta need some help in preparing for tonight's ball, and I was wondering if you would help out? Please?"
I don't think so. She looked at her watch like she was running late for something. "Oh, crap...I would love to help, but I need to go meet someone in Balamb. Sorry." While smiling, she waved and took off towards the parking lot.
Selphie stomped her foot in aggrivation, then let it go and ran to the nearest person and started asking them to help.
Silvur sighed in relief while she walked along the street that lead to the pier, thankful that she was able to get away from Selphie. She wanted to make friends with people who had at least a shred of common sense, not with someone who was a total idiot all the time, not to mention aggrivating. Once she reached the pier she stood and watched the old people fishing off the side of the pier, then turned her attention out to the horizon, not noticing who was walking up to her when she heard familiar voices arguing with each other.
"Ow! That hurt, ya know?"
"IDIOT!"
This made her head snap up and she thought. That could only be Fujin and Raijin, and of course, Seifer.