Chapter 8: Give 'Em Hell, Kid
The next morning I was at the bridge to the Collage of Winterhold where Frarada was waiting for me to take my test.
"The other apprentices tell me that you've been working hard at honing your craft. Are you prepared to back up their claims?" She asked pretentiousily.
"Hell yeah!" I replayed.
"Our friend Brelyna says you have a penchant for the school of Conjuration. A flame atronach is a vital companion for any conjurer seeking to defend herself in the harsh lands of Skyrim. If you can summon a flame atronach at the sigil, then I shall grant you entry to the College." Frerarda explained as she pointed to a circle tile on the floor with the illerminati eye on it.
"Pfff Easy," I scoofed. Then I conjugated a fire artronarch next to her. Her eyes turned wide in shocking!
"Well done," Frarada said. "And to think that you've learned such a spell in a short period of time when you've never even heard of magic a week ago. You've proven yourself a worthy addition to the College. Welcome, apprentice." She smiled at me proudly.
I followed Frerarda across the run down bridge as she lit up some magical light things and explained some stuff about the collage that I was only half paying attention to. Then we got inside the collage where there was a big statue of a mage who's robes were dramatically billowing in the wind.
"Raven, this is Mirabelle Ervine, our Master Wizard. She will give you a tour of the campus and you can address any inquiries you have to her." Frarada introduced me to a short woman wearing the same wizard clothes as her. She had brown hair in a short bob-cut and a strict face, but it wasn't as scary because we were the same height.
"Ah, so you're the one the other apprentices have been talking about. Welcome to the College, Raven Willow. I've heard a lot about you." Miracle Irwin said frowningly.
"Good things, I hope?" I said confidentially.
"Sure." Miracle Whip repleid.
Then she took me on a tour of the collage and
showed me the Hall of Elements which is like the common room or classroom, even though it was mostly empty. There were some other mages in there casting spells against the stone walls but they were all standoffish and ignored me. Then she showed me the library which she called the Arcaneum.
Apparently the liberarian is supposed to be this grumpy orc guy so I should be careful around the books. I remember Onion and D'Jango once told me about him. He forced them to delve into the necromancer cave to retraive a rare book for him to replace the books that they accidentally destroyed when Onion spilled a drink on a book he borrowed and D'Jango accidentally set fire to a book while experimenting with his spells. Plot twist: it was the same exact cave where they found me and rescued me! OMFG!
And then Miracle Irwin showed me my dorm in the Hall of Attunement. The room was made of stones with a bed in the middle. It was already decorated with herbs and animal parts, but there were REAL SKULLS in there too which was awesome but kinda scary at the same time.
Onion walked into my room. "Hi Raven!" He greeted me dorkily. "You finally made it into the College!"
My bloody emo heart skipped a beat when I saw him. Then suddenly, he awkwardly hugged me out of exitment!
"I'm so happy for you!" He said. "We're one step closer to finding your way back home!"
I was really happy too but my heart sank like an anchor in dark murky waters when the words he said hit me like a freight train. Even though I was homestuck and missed my friends and my goth BF, internet, running water, electricity, and instant ramen... I kinda liked Winterhold. I liked magic and I liked my new friends Barleyna and D'Jango. And I finally realized that I really liked Onion. I creid in his arms.