Harry woke up at his normal time to find Corina's already gone and a half-eaten breakfast tray beside the bed, with a note.
We were given the week off, to rest after our out of the normal circuit, however, after you eat, Elspeth wants you to meet her at Mage's Collegium, to discuss your part of the circuit. I'm reporting to Council about our newest citizens of Valdemar.
Harry read it again, but he figured that their rest wasn't going to be restful as he knew that Corina would see to it that the group had a tour guide and expert of Valdemar culture, which would mean one of them. "Suddenly, I wish I was still asleep." he got out of bed and wrapped a sleeping robe around himself and went to the wardrobe to see what was left of his clothing, he found a set of worn clothing, seeing as his gear was set to the laundry.
He went to the bathing room, filled up a tub after pumping more water into the copper boiler, for the next person. He took a bath and scrubbed himself nearly raw.
After, his bath and change of clothes, he was ready to face Elspeth for his interview.
Corina finished with the Council, which they agreed that the new people's guide and educator on Valdemaran law and most of the customs.
"Yes, it should be a Herald, however, given the situation, I think the Herald should be either you or Harry since they trust you." was the final word.
Talia waylaid her on the way out after Council was over. "I have a few minutes before Audiences, let's seat and I want to hear your personal thoughts on your new charges."
Corina and Talia took a seat in a private alcove, and Corina began telling the Queen's Own everything that she thought and how she was able to pull the Neville's parents out of their insanity. She explain what she thought about each one of her friends.
"That Malfoy person..what about him?"
"I think he was very much like you were, I sense his spirit isn't broken just bent, he needs time to figure out just who he is. His guardian is with him and I don't want to put it up to Council just yet, but I was going to see if Severus would be up to task of taking over Oathrallen's provinces, my sibs don't want it, my father and mother don't want it either." Corina replies.
"what about that manor?" Talia questions
"My father owes it, but doesn't use it." Corina answers, "I should see if he's willing to part with it?"
Talia nods, and seen Queen Selenay and Prince-Consort Daren walking toward her. "Well, back to duty for me." she stood up and return to the Queen's side.
Corina's stomach rumbled and she went to the kitchens to beg bread, cheese and fruit off the Cook. Before returning to her rooms, to change out of her formal Whites and into regular uniform. Harry wasn't in the room, so he must have gotten her note, and went to discharge his interview. She changed and went back outside and down into Companion's Field and Firesong's Ekele.
Severus was up and dressed in different clothing, slightly used as he was wearing some nameless highborn's castoffs. He seen a Herald coming to where he and his group were staying.
Corina opened the door, "Well, I see that the first thing of today is to go into town and find you something to wear that isn't highborn."
"You think?" Severus questions
Luna, Hermione, and everyone else joined them dressed as well.
"Well, what's going to happen to us?" Sirius questions
"Well for the time being, a Herald will be assigned as your guide and tutor in all things Valdemaran." Corina replies, "The Queen and Council decided that it would be feasible for Harry or myself to act as that guide."
"No offense to Harry, but he has duties of a Herald-Mage, and I doubt he can be spared." Hermione states, "We would rather have you?"
"I was thinking the same thing, since I think most of our restful week, Harry's going to be in the Mage's Collegium with Herald-Mage Elspeth." Corina replies, "So let's start the tour of the Palace/Collegium complex.
Corina managed to get a tour of Healer's and Bardic Collegium too. "I would have given you a tour of Mage's but, no one aside from a Mage is allowed within their Collegium. Now each of the four Collegia wear uniforms, Heraldic Trainees wears Gray, which looks like my uniform except mine's white, Bardic wear Scarlett and Bardic Trainees wear a rust-brown color, Healers are Green and trainees wear pale-green, while the Mage students wear yellow uniforms and when they graduate they receive golden-brown ones."
Hermione positivity loved the idea of the different schools. "What about Herald-Mages?"
"Same as the other Heralds and Trainees." Corina replies. "Now we have a problem to be solved, since we have problem of where you are staying, how would you like to live in one of the manor's close to the palace? My family's has one that no one needs or wants."
"That would be acceptable." Severus agrees
"Alright, now I don't suppose any of you have experience with regular horses?" Corina questions
The group shook their heads, and that made Corina's job tougher since she was now going to have to order a carriage to get them into town.