As soon as the airship docked, the doors opened up. Fresh air rushed through the faces of the passengers as one by one they departed. The footsteps and voices of students, new and old, filled the courtyard.
Along the main avenue were countless students greeting one another. Some seem to be old friends, others seem to be meeting for the first time.
'Alright, this is it, let's just hope for the best.' Cyril thought to himself as he took his first steps onto the cobblestone path.
The architecture towered over and left Cyril in awe. He eagerly walked towards the main courtyard, admiring the pillars and ponds that surround the main statue in the center. The large statue depicted a young man and woman on top of a rock, both wearing hoods, above a Beowulf. The man held the sword high and triumphantly.
"Wow!" Exclaimed a young, black and grey haired woman, knocking Cyril over as she admired the statue. "Look at the detail in the sword! The Beowulf's face looks on point to the real thing!" The girl excitingly examined the attention to the little details within the statue. Bouncing and climbing the statue, she examines of all the intricacy encased within the stone.
"HEY! WATCH WHERE YOURE GOING!" Cyril said angrily, but went unnoticed. "OH MY GOD!" The girl exclaimed. Cyril sighed in relief, thinking that an apology is bound, but sadly that wasn't the case as she began to screamed: "THE DETAIL IN HER HOOD IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!"
"HELLO?! I'M STILL HERE! THE GUY YOU JUST KNOCKED OVER!?" Cyril angrily protested, but continued unnoticed "Well you're a rude one." He scoffed.
"Oh. Hello! Sorry didn't notice you there!" The girl said as she began to climb down the statue. "Hello, I'm Grace, I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to architecture and art. Sorry for knocking you over and stuff.." the Black and Grey ombré haired girl apologized as she scratched the back of her head and awkwardly chuckled.
"It's alright" Cyril sighed in response "Don't worry about it. Hello, I'm Cyril nice to meet you Grace!" as he got up and dusted himself off.
"Are you alright by the way? Sorry again, I just get a little carried away sometimes.." Grace calmly asked.
"That's a bit of an understatement" Cyril said under his breath. "Pardon me? I didn't catch that" "Oh, no I'm quite alright, don't worry about it!"
Cyril smiled as he looked up at Beacon Tower. Grace followed his eyes and ended up admiring the tower as well. "It's pretty amazing when you really look at it" Cyril admitted, "I can understand why you like art and architecture so much. Not many have an appreciation for aesthetics now a days."
"Yeah it's basically my whole life, I mean other than becoming a huntress of course." Grace said smiling at him.
An announcement then filled the courtyard. "Attention all first year students! Please proceed to the amphitheater, as you will be debriefed at 10:30. Thank you!"
"We should probably get going hey?" Grace proposed as the announcement ended. Cyril agreed and nodded. The two then set foot towards the amphitheater.
