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Man, I'm so sorry that I took so long to get this chapter out. I got the worst writer's block ever. In English, we had to read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and let me tell you, the horror of that book got rid of my imagination. This chapter is especially for LeopardDance. I know that you want to know about the triplets past. In this chapter all will be revealed. Sorry if I sound all mysterious right there ;-)

Aislinn walked in first, figuring that she could protect her sisters if anything bad happened. Even the angriest people would hesitate to harm a Heraldic Trainee. Ellen and Justine walked abreast into the room, ready to defend themselves if necessary. Justine didn't think that anything would happen, but she wanted to be on the safe side. As the triplets walked into the room, the noise slowly died down as people noticed the new arrivals. The triplets walked up to where Queen Selenay and her Consort, Darian, were sitting.

"Well, I hope that you found your room satisfactory. I figured that you should be put in the same room, so you won't have to be separated," Selenay said. Aislinn smiled in relief, at least the Queen wasn't angry or anything.

"So, let us hear how you came to be here," Kerowyn said. "You obviously aren't from around here." Aislinn looked at her sisters, and they formed a huddle.

"How much should we tell them?" Ellen asked. Justine shrugged, and replied,

"Well, why don't we tell only a few people the whole truth, people we know we can trust. They can help us think up something to tell everyone else." Aislinn nodded, and said,

"That's a good idea. We should tell everyone who met us this afternoon." Justine glared at Aislinn.

"The only reason that we have to tell them anything in the first place is because you had to get all high and mighty and tell them about democracy. You have to remember that they have probably never heard much about democracy, if anything at all." Aislinn blushed.

"I'm sorry, I just hate it when people order me around!" She exclaimed. Ellen smiled, and patted Aislinn's shoulder.

"It's okay, it's not your fault. Anyway, they probably would have found out anyway." Aislinn smiled, once again her bright and cheery self. They turned back around to face the crowd, who had been looking at them as if they were freaks.

"Umm, okay, here's our story…."

(Flashback)

My two sisters and I live, well, lived, in Fairhope, Alabama. It's a small town just off the coast of Mobile Bay. We had lived there ever since I could remember, always in the same house. We were best friends, and we would hang out with the same people. Out of all our friends, my best friends were Angelika and Liz, Ellen's was Jessica, and Justine's was Tiffany. The 7 of us were really good friends. Our favorite place to meet was a place called Coffee Loft, where we would sit around for hours, getting hyper from the caffeine. I guess you could say we come from a different dimension. To our world, Valdemar is only a place in books. Today was our first day of high school. We were seniors this year, and I was eager to see Liz and Angelica. I hate to say it, but I rushed to school today. On the way down the highway, some drunken guy in a pickup was driving around. I was about to pull off the road, and let him get way ahead of us, when he drove straight at us. He slammed into the driver's side of the car, and the next thing I remember is a horrible pain, and then waking in a valley the woods. There we met Death, of the Shadow-Lover, as some people tend to call him. He told us that our time was not yet up, and that we would continue our lives here. You know the rest, and so that's our story.

(Flashback over)

Aislinn leaned back against her sisters for comfort. Telling the story of their death had been hard on her, making her remember the agony of knowing that she'd never see her family and friends again. Ellen put her hand on Aislinn's shoulder, and Justine hugged Aislinn, both trying to offer what comfort they could.

"Ok, you're from another dimension," Queen Selenay said. "That's an interesting development. I believe that because you'll be a Healing Adept, we'll ask Firesong if he'll come and teach you. Why don't you go with Dean Teren and see what classes you need to be in." The triplets nodded and followed Dean Teren out of the room, leaving the Council to debate what would happen next.

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"Alright, girls, let me ask you a few questions, and then I'll tell you what classes you need to be in," Dean Teren said. He then proceeded to ask them miscellaneous questions, from addition, to things that didn't sound like they had anything to do with learning. Finally, Dean Teren was done with his questioning.

"Well, Aislinn, you have learned about everything that you need to in math and reading. You really need to learn about Valdemar, though. You know most of Valdemar's history, but you also need to learn about trading routes and laws. Also, you will have weapons, with Kerowyn." Aislinn nodded and asked,

"Sir, is it's possible, can I learn all the languages down here. I don't care how I learn them. Either through a *dylehi, or I can learn them the old fashioned way." Teren nodded, and said, "It's very possible that you could learn all the languages, as long as you learn them one at a time." Aislinn and Justine laughed.

"Man, I'm not that stupid," Aislinn laughed. "It would hurt really bad to learn all those languages at once." Everyone laughed and continued down the hall to the mess hall, where they would be meeting the other Heraldic trainees

****Sorry about the short chapter, I have a lot of homework, and the writer's block isn't completely gone. This chapter felt a bit forced to me. If you have ever read Great Expectations and hated it, then go to FictionPress.net. My friend and I wrote a story where Estella goes insane, and I'll be posting it soon. It'll be under humor, obviously. And also, for those Rurouni Kenshin fans, I'll soon post a story about the anime. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review by pushing the grayish, bluish button below. ****

*sorry, I can't remember how to spell this, any suggestions are welcome, otherwise I'll look before I write the next chapter.