A/N: Hello, everyone! I'm back! Did you miss me? I'm so sorry this chapter
took so long to write. I am currently suffering from terrible writer's
block. This chapter was my attempt to cure myself. I am really sorry if
it's not up to standards, but I will try. *puts on brave face* Guess what?
I have info on Tris! I can bring her into the story now! Hurray!
YAY! I've got 30 reviews! 30! Wow, I feel so loved. Thank you to HermioneFan, Emeri Dragonsoul, Russetwolf713, dragon*fyre, Miss Chips, kittykatt, and fifi88 for reviewing this chapter as well as Lady Foeseeker and Mystical-Grace for e-mailing me with reviews. Sorry to all that weren't mentioned for e-mail reviews. I didn't get your e-mails. A big thank you for you, too.
HermioneFan: Your fic was really good. Sorry, I don't know if you've updated lately. Could you possibly tell me?
Dragon*fyre: Yah, they do. Sandry was just visiting to welcome Briar home and she brought Pasco to meet him. She visits as much as she can, which isn't really a lot.
Miss Chips: Sorry, I didn't get your e-mail. Thanks for reviewing, too. Otherwise, I wouldn't know that you read it.
Fifi88: I disagree. Rosethorn is still taken very seriously. For example, see this quote in Street Magic: "He didn't ask if she were exaggerating to make a point. He knew her. She would land on him with both feet if he didn't listen. And she could." There are many quotes like this throughout this book and little hints throughout other books. For example, in Cold Fire, Daja contemplates that Briar's handwriting was better than Ben's is after six months. She then adds that this may because Rosethorn threatened Briar with death if he labeled her bottles wrong.
Okay. You've probably gotten sick of me babbling on so I'll continue the story. Here we are. Chapter 5 of The Circle's Students.
Evvy's first month at Discipline seemed to come and go in an instant. She didn't even notice her Imperial getting better because she was busy practically every minute of the day. She settled into a routine of breakfast, then reading, writing, and book lessons with Briar. After this, she worked on her lessons on her own while Briar worked in the garden with Rosethorn. Next came mid-day break, and then practical lessons with Briar until supper. Of course, she also was given a few chores to do by Lark, and she did them when she got the chance. Sandry visited often, and almost always brought Pasco. The two students usually got into a screaming match within the first few minutes.
She was working on her lessons on her own, one day, when one of her cats suddenly let out a loud mew and ran out of the room, chased by a big mass of white fur. Evvy's first reaction was to run to find someone.
"Pahan Briar!" she yelled, running outside. "There's a dog in the kitchen." her voice trailed off as she saw that there was company outside. Or rather, she saw three white glares that slowly took the form of people. Briar, Sandry, and Daja were outside talking to two men, one noticeably older than the other, and a girl that appeared to be about Sandry, Daja, and Briar's age. Her red hair was pulled into braids that she wore pinned to the top of her head, except for two that framed her face. She wore wire-rimmed spectacles, which didn't quite hide her storm-gray eyes. There was a glass dragon perched on her shoulder.
Briar sighed. "You've only been back for five minutes and already Little Bear is making a mess." He complained to the girl. She smiled ruefully.
"Oh, I think he's done rather well. I was sure he would get into trouble about two minutes after our arrival." Briar, Sandry, Daja, and the girl laughed, and the two men smiled.
Briar beckoned to his student. "Evvy, I'd like you to meet some people. This is Niklaren Goldeneye, or Niko." He gestured to the older man. He was tall and thin, with black hair that was streaked with white and tied back into a pony-tail. He was wearing neat clothes that looked to be made of expensive cloth. He smiled and nodded. "This is the remaining foster-sister that you haven't met, Tris Chandler," he gestured to the girl in spectacles, who nodded. "And this is Tris's student, ummm." he looked at the last remaining man, who smiled.
"Kethlun," he supplied.
"Right. Kethlun. Or Keth, as Tris calls him." Briar said.
Evvy dropped a shaky curtsy. "Pleased to meet you," she said politely. Then she looked at Briar. "Is the dog their's?" she asked?
Briar nodded. "That's Little Bear. He's the girls' and mine. Don't worry about him. He wouldn't hurt a fly."
He probably would have said more, except the supposedly glass dragon on the girl's, Tris's, shoulder gave a spout of flame out of it's mouth, as if it wanted an introduction as well. Everyone except the newcomers gaped at it. Finally, Sandry looked at Tris. "So, that's the dragon that you spoke of in your letters, huh."
Tris nodded. "Keth made him before he knew he had magic. I saved the poor thing from getting flattened with some fire tongs," she added, giving a glare to her student, who was currently looking at the ground as though it was the most fascinating thing in the world, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Yah, well, finding out that I could do that was a shock. In more ways than one." This caused everyone to laugh except Tris, who blushed, and Evvy, who had no idea what they were talking about.
"Come inside," Daja said. "I'm sure Lark and Rosethorn will want to talk to you three."
The travelers nodded, and the group headed toward the door. Evvy lingered a second and looked around to see if Pasco was there. He wasn't. Giving a sigh of relief, she walked back through the threshold into Discipline and closed the door.
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A/N: So, how did you all like it? Good? Bad? Give me feedback, please. Sorry, I know there isn't a plot yet. There should be one, soon, now that everyone is back at Discipline.
Look at the beautiful blue button at the bottom of the screen! It's just a fabulous creation, don't you think? You see, what you do is press it, write what you thought in the little dialog box that will come up, and then post the review!
YAY! I've got 30 reviews! 30! Wow, I feel so loved. Thank you to HermioneFan, Emeri Dragonsoul, Russetwolf713, dragon*fyre, Miss Chips, kittykatt, and fifi88 for reviewing this chapter as well as Lady Foeseeker and Mystical-Grace for e-mailing me with reviews. Sorry to all that weren't mentioned for e-mail reviews. I didn't get your e-mails. A big thank you for you, too.
HermioneFan: Your fic was really good. Sorry, I don't know if you've updated lately. Could you possibly tell me?
Dragon*fyre: Yah, they do. Sandry was just visiting to welcome Briar home and she brought Pasco to meet him. She visits as much as she can, which isn't really a lot.
Miss Chips: Sorry, I didn't get your e-mail. Thanks for reviewing, too. Otherwise, I wouldn't know that you read it.
Fifi88: I disagree. Rosethorn is still taken very seriously. For example, see this quote in Street Magic: "He didn't ask if she were exaggerating to make a point. He knew her. She would land on him with both feet if he didn't listen. And she could." There are many quotes like this throughout this book and little hints throughout other books. For example, in Cold Fire, Daja contemplates that Briar's handwriting was better than Ben's is after six months. She then adds that this may because Rosethorn threatened Briar with death if he labeled her bottles wrong.
Okay. You've probably gotten sick of me babbling on so I'll continue the story. Here we are. Chapter 5 of The Circle's Students.
Evvy's first month at Discipline seemed to come and go in an instant. She didn't even notice her Imperial getting better because she was busy practically every minute of the day. She settled into a routine of breakfast, then reading, writing, and book lessons with Briar. After this, she worked on her lessons on her own while Briar worked in the garden with Rosethorn. Next came mid-day break, and then practical lessons with Briar until supper. Of course, she also was given a few chores to do by Lark, and she did them when she got the chance. Sandry visited often, and almost always brought Pasco. The two students usually got into a screaming match within the first few minutes.
She was working on her lessons on her own, one day, when one of her cats suddenly let out a loud mew and ran out of the room, chased by a big mass of white fur. Evvy's first reaction was to run to find someone.
"Pahan Briar!" she yelled, running outside. "There's a dog in the kitchen." her voice trailed off as she saw that there was company outside. Or rather, she saw three white glares that slowly took the form of people. Briar, Sandry, and Daja were outside talking to two men, one noticeably older than the other, and a girl that appeared to be about Sandry, Daja, and Briar's age. Her red hair was pulled into braids that she wore pinned to the top of her head, except for two that framed her face. She wore wire-rimmed spectacles, which didn't quite hide her storm-gray eyes. There was a glass dragon perched on her shoulder.
Briar sighed. "You've only been back for five minutes and already Little Bear is making a mess." He complained to the girl. She smiled ruefully.
"Oh, I think he's done rather well. I was sure he would get into trouble about two minutes after our arrival." Briar, Sandry, Daja, and the girl laughed, and the two men smiled.
Briar beckoned to his student. "Evvy, I'd like you to meet some people. This is Niklaren Goldeneye, or Niko." He gestured to the older man. He was tall and thin, with black hair that was streaked with white and tied back into a pony-tail. He was wearing neat clothes that looked to be made of expensive cloth. He smiled and nodded. "This is the remaining foster-sister that you haven't met, Tris Chandler," he gestured to the girl in spectacles, who nodded. "And this is Tris's student, ummm." he looked at the last remaining man, who smiled.
"Kethlun," he supplied.
"Right. Kethlun. Or Keth, as Tris calls him." Briar said.
Evvy dropped a shaky curtsy. "Pleased to meet you," she said politely. Then she looked at Briar. "Is the dog their's?" she asked?
Briar nodded. "That's Little Bear. He's the girls' and mine. Don't worry about him. He wouldn't hurt a fly."
He probably would have said more, except the supposedly glass dragon on the girl's, Tris's, shoulder gave a spout of flame out of it's mouth, as if it wanted an introduction as well. Everyone except the newcomers gaped at it. Finally, Sandry looked at Tris. "So, that's the dragon that you spoke of in your letters, huh."
Tris nodded. "Keth made him before he knew he had magic. I saved the poor thing from getting flattened with some fire tongs," she added, giving a glare to her student, who was currently looking at the ground as though it was the most fascinating thing in the world, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Yah, well, finding out that I could do that was a shock. In more ways than one." This caused everyone to laugh except Tris, who blushed, and Evvy, who had no idea what they were talking about.
"Come inside," Daja said. "I'm sure Lark and Rosethorn will want to talk to you three."
The travelers nodded, and the group headed toward the door. Evvy lingered a second and looked around to see if Pasco was there. He wasn't. Giving a sigh of relief, she walked back through the threshold into Discipline and closed the door.
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A/N: So, how did you all like it? Good? Bad? Give me feedback, please. Sorry, I know there isn't a plot yet. There should be one, soon, now that everyone is back at Discipline.
Look at the beautiful blue button at the bottom of the screen! It's just a fabulous creation, don't you think? You see, what you do is press it, write what you thought in the little dialog box that will come up, and then post the review!