"Well I never," Jun chuckled. "My grandson has really done well for himself here!"
"Yes, it is beautiful, isn't it? It's a perfect environment for learning." Faragonda replied. "Well, it is when dark forces aren't trying to destroy it. Please, follow me." she said as she led them through the gates. Jun looked around, half-horrifed and half-intrigued by the massive damage that she was now looking at.
"Oh my - it looks like someone was fighting a war here! Tell me, would this be the 'incident' that you spoke of?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so."
"So, all these craters and trenches, they were all done by the witches that attacked? They have some serious power - it looks like my grandson and hopefully-future-granddaughter-in-law were lucky to get out alive!"
Mirta giggled as she pointed at the largest crater in the centre. "Actually, that one was me. Well, me and the Spirit Rod."
"Amazing. And what about that?" Jun said as she pointed at a large furrow running into a wall covered in cracks and scorch marks. "Was that you as well?"
"No, that was Teggy! His Rage Blast attack is so awesome!"
"Never!" Mei gasped, her eyes in amazement. "My brother did THAT!"
Pui Yin sighed - her Tegryn was even more remarkable than she thought. Then she shuddered as she cast her mind back to their tournament matchup - what was it Musa yelled to him during the fight? "Go on Teggy, give her a Rage Blast?".
That horrible girlfriend of his wanted him to do THAT to her... and yet, he didn't. That thought made her so happy - 'Deep down, he must have some feelings left for me. His love for me hasn't been driven out of him fully. There's still hope!'
"Yes, he is quite powerful." Faragonda said. "He has great potential, but he really needs to learn self-discipline. He's rather prone to, ahem, losing control, as you can quite plainly see."
"Yep, it's going to take a long time to fix all that!" a deep voice boomed behind them. Mei and Pui Yin gulped as a large shadow fell over them. Slowly, they turned around, to be confronted by a giant figure staring down at them through his small, pink eyes. The two girls shrieked and hid behind Ms Faragonda.
"Oh dear, am I all stinky again?" said Knut, sniffing under his armpits.
Faragonda laughed. "Not at all Mr Knut! I get the feeling these two have never met an ogre before!"
Jun stepped up and looked into Knut's eyes, and smiled. "Ah yes, I can see you're quite the friendly fellow."
"Yes, indeed he is." Faragonda laughed. "And very well appreciated he is too!"
"Aww thanks!" said Knut, putting one hand behind his head in an embarrassed fashion. "Say Hi to Musa and Teggy for me!"
As they walked into the school building, they were greeted by the Winx and Starz girls, who were also on their way to the infirmary to pay a quick visit to their friends before lessons started. They were all carrying get-well cards and presents, as any good person would do for their ill friends.
"Mei!" Tecna shouted excitedly as they ran up to them. "It's so good to see you! How are you? What are you doing here?"
"I invited them." Faragonda said. "After what happened yesterday, I felt it was only right that they should be able to visit."
"Oh, you're here to see Teggy and Musa. Good!"
"Yes, how are they? Are they hurt badly?"
"Oh, they'll be fine. Musa's in quite bad shape, and Tegryn's not his usual energetic self, but they're being well looked after."
Everyone was so glad to see their friends again, but Anyuna was less than happy. "What's SHE doing here?" she scowled as she pointed at Pui Yin.
"I'm here to see Tegryn." she replied testily.
"And what makes you think Tegryn wants to see you after what you did? He hates you."
"Actually, Tegryn still wants to be friends with me." she said sniffily, sticking out her tongue. "So there!"
"Ms Faragonda, how can you let her in here?" Anyuna protested. "She's only here to cause trouble. Don't you know what she did? Because of her, we almost lost Tegryn."
"Yes Anyuna, I'm perfectly aware of what happened."
"But Ms Faragonda...!"
"That's enough Anyuna! This is neither the time nor the place for this discussion. Pui Yin is our guest, just like Mei and Jun, and I will not have any of you making her feel unwelcome, regardless of what she may or may not have done. She has given me her word that she will be on her best behaviour, and I have no reason to doubt it. Now come, let us go to the infirmary in an orderly manner, shall we?"
As the group made their way, Anyuna whispered to Pui Yin, "I'm keeping my eye on you. If you even think about trying anything with Teggy..."
Pui Yin said nothing, but just stuck her nose up in the air with an indignant "Hmmph!"