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490 HE 6th year of the Reign of Roald and Shinkokami

Rai woke up with the bell. She bathed and put on a clean dress. Her appointed servant came in and started the fire. Rai got lovely and did a few catches with her shukusen.

She then left and met up with Esty, Belle, Terri, Gail and Shoshi and went down to the eating hall. They picked up their food.

Belle sleepily whispered, "I hope classes won't be bad."

Gail chuckled, "They're absolutely dreadful. I couldn't believe the work my first year. I wanted to ask my parents to knight school but I would never do so."

Lydia passed and exclaimed, "Pity you didn't we need less weirdoes here." She then cackled and sat down with her sponsor.

Esty said, "When will the poisoners die of their own ooze."

They finished and headed to their first class: Reading and Writing. A priestess of the Goddess taught this class, Mistress Phillips.

Mistress Phillips said, "I shall call the first years one by one to find out what you can do.

The order was Esther, Isabelle, Kelsey, Lucille, Lydia then Patience.

Rai was the last one called. She had to read from a paper and the teacher started her on much advanced work. Rai silently thanked her mother for making her help with the business of Griffin's Ledge.

They then went to math where a similar thing happened. They went next to dance, then music, then law, then riding, then botany, then decorum/etiquette.

Rai said at the end of the day, "I am writing my brothers and sisters and tell them being a lady isn't as easy to live with."

Belle said, "I love it here still. I mean the servant was so nice this morning. She actually can talk. I mean it is glorious."

Lydia said, "Of course trash like you would think that."

Rai annoyed said, "Listen, why do you hate Isabelle? I am sick of you saying those things and I heard in class that you can be kind as you did when Kelsey dropped her ink. So let's start over and be friends."

Lydia shocked but said, "Sure."

Rai relieved said, "Good. Now she is Belle, that is Esty, Gail, Terri, Shoshi and I am Rai."

Lydia said, "My sponsor is Susie and I'm Dia."

Susie thoughtfully said, "We need to give a name to ourselves."

Belle said, "How about the Immortal Roses."

Terri said, "Of course, all these guys have fraternities. We girls need a sorority.

They sat together at Dinner and did their homework together. They then went to bed in their separate beds.

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