A/N Here we are again...How am I supposed to keep up with this schedule?? All the
chapters so far have been written in the space of a day, probably less than an hour.
Oh well. I'm leaving today for vacation and I don't know when I'll have the next chapter
up. So Sorry.
Disclaimer - It all belongs to Tammy.
My Story - Goodbyes and Hellos
"Oh, Mama, don't be sad. I'm sure we'll see each other often. Why can't you just make
up with Uncle Jon and come to Corus with me?" asked Thom.
"Because Uncle Jon is a prick, but you can't tell anyone I said that," replied his mother.
"Pa is going with you, so you should be okay."
"Goodbye, Mama." Thom gave his mother a tight hug and kissed her cheek.
"Be good and don't do anything I wouldn't do."
George smiled at his wife and laughed. "What wouldn't you do, lass?"
Everyone laughed.
"Thom, I'm never going to forgive you for leaving. Who am I supposed to fence with
now? Alan isn't worth my time and Mama is too good," said Alianne with a sad smile.
"I'll miss you, Brother." She hugged him. Alan quietly said goodbye and gave his big
brother a hug. "Well, we're off. You two be good. Don't make your mama mad too
often and don't hurt each other too much. Goodbye, Love. See you soon." George
hugged his children, kissed his wife, and mounted his horse.
"Hya!" and Thom was off to the Royal University.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After a week of travel, they reached Corus and made their way to the University.
"Good day, Baron George and you, Thom. Pagin will take your things to your
apartment. Please follow me to my office," said Harailt of Aili, head of the Royal
University.
They were brought to a large room with humongous windows.
Surprisingly, the room was well lit, but not too bright. Harailt noticed where there
attention was. "The windows have magic in them. It controls the amount of light that
comes in the room. Glass conducts magic very well."
"Wow! Will I be able to learn how to do that here?" asked an eager Thom.
"That and lots more," replied Harailt. He was surprised by the boy's eagerness to learn.
Many who attended the University were either forced to do so by their parents or had no
other options. "There are certain rules you will need to follow. There is absolutely no
fighting allowed. Everyone in your class will be considered your equal. You must show
proper respect to those in more advanced classes. There will be final examinations at
the end of each year. Your teachers may choose to test you on a more regular basis as
well. I believe that is all. You may say your goodbyes now and Pagin will bring you to
your apartment."
Harailt left George and Thom to say goodbye.
"Well, this is it, Son. Learn as much as you can and be prepared to impress me next time
I see you. I'll try to visit as often as I can and I'll drag your mother along as well."
"Goodbye, Pa."
Father and son hugged and George left.
"This way," said Pagin.
Thom's apartment was on the third floor of the building and it overlooked the large
courtyard of the University. There was a bedchamber, a living room, a study, a dressing
room, and a privy.
"If there is anything you need, just open a speech spell to the servants' office. I'll send up
some hot water for your bath. Dinner is in one bell."
"Thank you, Pagin."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thom walked into the dining hall with confidence. There was no reason to be scared. He
was excited to be meeting new people and making new friends. He had spent all of his
life at Pirate's Swoop and the palace. Thom was going to make the most of the experience.
Thom sat at an empty table and waited. Master Harailt entered and all the students rose.
Master Harailt gave the blessing and everyone made their way to the serving line. Thom
was behind two boys and a girl who seemed to be his age.
The girl noticed him. "Hi. I'm Delaney of Veldine." She held out her hand for him to shake.
Delaney was tall and had black hair and warm, brown eyes.
Thom took it with a smile. "Thom of Pirate's Swoop."
Delaney introduced her companions. "This is Francis haMinch and this is Colin of Wellam."
Both boys offered their hands. Francis was also tall with light brown hair and green-hazel
eyes. Colin was short and had blond hair and green eyes. Thom had a feeling that the four
of them would become very close in the eight years that they were going to be at the
University "Would you like to sit with us?"
"Sure."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delaney, Francis, and Colin showed Thom around the school. They visited various
classrooms and teachers.
Finally, they all went back to their rooms. Coincidentally, all four of them lived on the same
floor. Colin's apartment was next to Thom's and Francis and Delaney's were across the
hall. They bid each other farewell and went to bed.
The next morning, Thom awoke to the clang of the giant bell. He groaned and sat up.
Then he jumped out of bed. It was his first day as a student of the Royal University. There
was a knock at the door. Thom opened it and there stood a servant with steaming
water for him to wash up with
.
"The name is Douglas, sir. I've brought you water for wash."
"Thank you," said Thom. He let the man bring the water to his dressing room.
"If that'll be all, sir," said Douglas.
"That's all."
Thom washed himself and got dressed, and then he practically flew down to the dining hall.
Delaney was already there and Francis and Colin came in shortly after. They spoke little
over breakfast because Thom, being like his mother, was not a morning person and Delaney,
Francis, and Colin obviously weren't either. After breakfast, they made their way to their
classes
.
Today everyone started off with some tests to see what level everyone was at. Thom passed
these with flying colors (literally). His mother had trained his Gift well. Thom and Delaney were
placed in an advanced class and Colin and Francis were in the intermediate class. Francis
and Colin were a little disappointed, but they were happy for their friends.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thom's first year at the University flew by. He and Delaney were at the top of their class and
Francis and Colin were at the top of theirs. All the masters liked Thom and he was getting a
great reputation at the school. Thom became very close friends with Delaney, Francis, and
Colin. In no time at all, it was the end of the year and Thom was packing to go home. He was
going to miss his friends, but he was eager to see his family.
A/N How is it?? Good?? Bad??? Tell me... as always,
constructive criticism welcome. :)
chapters so far have been written in the space of a day, probably less than an hour.
Oh well. I'm leaving today for vacation and I don't know when I'll have the next chapter
up. So Sorry.
Disclaimer - It all belongs to Tammy.
My Story - Goodbyes and Hellos
"Oh, Mama, don't be sad. I'm sure we'll see each other often. Why can't you just make
up with Uncle Jon and come to Corus with me?" asked Thom.
"Because Uncle Jon is a prick, but you can't tell anyone I said that," replied his mother.
"Pa is going with you, so you should be okay."
"Goodbye, Mama." Thom gave his mother a tight hug and kissed her cheek.
"Be good and don't do anything I wouldn't do."
George smiled at his wife and laughed. "What wouldn't you do, lass?"
Everyone laughed.
"Thom, I'm never going to forgive you for leaving. Who am I supposed to fence with
now? Alan isn't worth my time and Mama is too good," said Alianne with a sad smile.
"I'll miss you, Brother." She hugged him. Alan quietly said goodbye and gave his big
brother a hug. "Well, we're off. You two be good. Don't make your mama mad too
often and don't hurt each other too much. Goodbye, Love. See you soon." George
hugged his children, kissed his wife, and mounted his horse.
"Hya!" and Thom was off to the Royal University.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After a week of travel, they reached Corus and made their way to the University.
"Good day, Baron George and you, Thom. Pagin will take your things to your
apartment. Please follow me to my office," said Harailt of Aili, head of the Royal
University.
They were brought to a large room with humongous windows.
Surprisingly, the room was well lit, but not too bright. Harailt noticed where there
attention was. "The windows have magic in them. It controls the amount of light that
comes in the room. Glass conducts magic very well."
"Wow! Will I be able to learn how to do that here?" asked an eager Thom.
"That and lots more," replied Harailt. He was surprised by the boy's eagerness to learn.
Many who attended the University were either forced to do so by their parents or had no
other options. "There are certain rules you will need to follow. There is absolutely no
fighting allowed. Everyone in your class will be considered your equal. You must show
proper respect to those in more advanced classes. There will be final examinations at
the end of each year. Your teachers may choose to test you on a more regular basis as
well. I believe that is all. You may say your goodbyes now and Pagin will bring you to
your apartment."
Harailt left George and Thom to say goodbye.
"Well, this is it, Son. Learn as much as you can and be prepared to impress me next time
I see you. I'll try to visit as often as I can and I'll drag your mother along as well."
"Goodbye, Pa."
Father and son hugged and George left.
"This way," said Pagin.
Thom's apartment was on the third floor of the building and it overlooked the large
courtyard of the University. There was a bedchamber, a living room, a study, a dressing
room, and a privy.
"If there is anything you need, just open a speech spell to the servants' office. I'll send up
some hot water for your bath. Dinner is in one bell."
"Thank you, Pagin."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thom walked into the dining hall with confidence. There was no reason to be scared. He
was excited to be meeting new people and making new friends. He had spent all of his
life at Pirate's Swoop and the palace. Thom was going to make the most of the experience.
Thom sat at an empty table and waited. Master Harailt entered and all the students rose.
Master Harailt gave the blessing and everyone made their way to the serving line. Thom
was behind two boys and a girl who seemed to be his age.
The girl noticed him. "Hi. I'm Delaney of Veldine." She held out her hand for him to shake.
Delaney was tall and had black hair and warm, brown eyes.
Thom took it with a smile. "Thom of Pirate's Swoop."
Delaney introduced her companions. "This is Francis haMinch and this is Colin of Wellam."
Both boys offered their hands. Francis was also tall with light brown hair and green-hazel
eyes. Colin was short and had blond hair and green eyes. Thom had a feeling that the four
of them would become very close in the eight years that they were going to be at the
University "Would you like to sit with us?"
"Sure."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delaney, Francis, and Colin showed Thom around the school. They visited various
classrooms and teachers.
Finally, they all went back to their rooms. Coincidentally, all four of them lived on the same
floor. Colin's apartment was next to Thom's and Francis and Delaney's were across the
hall. They bid each other farewell and went to bed.
The next morning, Thom awoke to the clang of the giant bell. He groaned and sat up.
Then he jumped out of bed. It was his first day as a student of the Royal University. There
was a knock at the door. Thom opened it and there stood a servant with steaming
water for him to wash up with
.
"The name is Douglas, sir. I've brought you water for wash."
"Thank you," said Thom. He let the man bring the water to his dressing room.
"If that'll be all, sir," said Douglas.
"That's all."
Thom washed himself and got dressed, and then he practically flew down to the dining hall.
Delaney was already there and Francis and Colin came in shortly after. They spoke little
over breakfast because Thom, being like his mother, was not a morning person and Delaney,
Francis, and Colin obviously weren't either. After breakfast, they made their way to their
classes
.
Today everyone started off with some tests to see what level everyone was at. Thom passed
these with flying colors (literally). His mother had trained his Gift well. Thom and Delaney were
placed in an advanced class and Colin and Francis were in the intermediate class. Francis
and Colin were a little disappointed, but they were happy for their friends.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thom's first year at the University flew by. He and Delaney were at the top of their class and
Francis and Colin were at the top of theirs. All the masters liked Thom and he was getting a
great reputation at the school. Thom became very close friends with Delaney, Francis, and
Colin. In no time at all, it was the end of the year and Thom was packing to go home. He was
going to miss his friends, but he was eager to see his family.
A/N How is it?? Good?? Bad??? Tell me... as always,
constructive criticism welcome. :)