The language of the spirit (private)

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    The Mountain School, while not very imaginatively named, was one of the most prestigious academies for young adults in all the world. Situated in a tall mountain range right where the borders of no less than five nations met, the school hosted countless students of all races and nationalities. While studies could range from tactics to engineering to law, the primary focus of the institution was the instruction of magic.


    Shana recalled all of this as she stared up at the imposing structure that was the main school building. The building was set atop Mont Crackclaw, nearly fifteen hundred feet above sea level. It was four stories tall and depressingly utilitarian, little more than a grey block carved from the same grey stone that made up all the grey mountains in this grey mountain range. Light poured from plentiful windows, and strange and wonderful sounds, smells, and colors could be seen pouring through some of them. On two other nearby mountain tops, connected to the main structure only by some rope bridges, were the male and female dormitories, similarly boring to look upon from the outside.


    "It's so big," Shana whispered to herself. The eighteen year old came from the rural land of Celtiber, where everything was constructed from wood and nothing eclipsed twenty feet in height. "How did they even make all of this?"



    Ooc:
    Would you rather me RP a male or female?


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    Eva's eyes widened as she stared up at the building. It was giant... She'd never seen such a large building before, and certainly not in that material. The girl sighed quietly, lifting her bags up. Well, it was now or never... The small blonde started to the main building, her worn leather shoes making a dull noise against the corridors. It smelled so amazing... Odd, though it was, it smelled amazing. The sounds were amazing as well, making a worn, tired smile flicker over the 18 year old's face. This was her home now... Until she finished schooling. At the moment, it was hard to remember even what her hometown was called. Ah, well.... It's completely fine.


    She made her way to the head office, glancing about.


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    Distractedly, Shana made her way into the building. There were many people cluttering the halls, of all races. Elves like herself, but also humans and even the occasional centaur or dwarf. Will o' the wisps fluttered through the halls, providing colorful light and sometimes pleasant conversation. You could tell the senior students not only by their, but by their bearing, the green tinge in their eyes, which was a sign of extensive magic usage, and by the strange and amazing scents they gave off. It seemed every senior had a different smell, from roses to freshly tilled earth to warm baked bread. So overawed was Shana that she accidentally bumped into a student, knocking her down. "Oh my!" she said, growing red. "I'm so sorry. Let me help." She bent to pick up the scattered books, sill apologizing profusely.



    Eva gave a startled squeak as every thing, from her books to her suit cases, the entire thing sprawling. She sighed, managing to sit up and start to gather her things, "No... It's fine." She answered, sighing quietly, "It really is fine... I wasn't looking where I was going, anyway." She gave a weak smile to Shana before chuckling, "I'm Eva."


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    ooc- what race is Eva?


    ic- Shana smiled back somewhat timidly. She gathered up the last of the girl's books and handed them to her. Being an elf from the farmlands, Shana herself didn't bring much with her. She wore a dull brown pack made of large leaves on her back, and wore a sleeveless white cotton tunic and roughspun light brown trousers. Like all elves, she went barefoot. "M name is Shana. I'm from Celtibar," she said. "And you are...?"



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    Human.
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    Eva chuckled a little bit, watching the elf, "Eva." She repeated lightly, biting her lip a little bit. She felt really out of place beside this elf, the other girl wearing simplistic clothes while Eva had better linen shirts and a pair of softspun pants. She gave a small smile at Shanna, "I... Honestly can't remember why my home is." She gave a little laugh now, "I'm so amazed by this place, I'm surprised I remember my name!" Managing to stand with her books and luggage, the girl gazed at Shana, "Are you going to the head office?"


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    Shana nodded. "The supervisor of the school wanted to see me," she said somewhat nervously. She looked around, then leaned in and whispered in Eva's ear. "Don't tell anyone, but they say it's because I'm a prodigy in nature magic."



    Eva tilted her head and then fell still as Shana whispered in her ear. Her eyes widened and she grinned, "That's amazing! The supervisor shouldn't be upset with you, not if that may be the reason." She replied, smiling, "Would you like to walk with me to the head office?"


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    Shana grinned, her pointy ears perking up. It was very strange for one unused to dealing with elves, but their ears had a lot of motion, and could rise to a vertical position or press against their heads depending on their moods. "Yeah! Sure thing." She looped her arm through Eva's and together they walked down the hall.



    The girl's eyes widened in surprise at Shana's ears moving, soon giggling a little, "Would it offend you if I asked how you got your ears to move?" She asked, walking down the hall with Shana and smiling at her new found companion. It was rather nice having someone to walk with; people moved out of the way now that there was a taller person with Eva, making her smile a little.


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    Shana blushed at the question. "W-well, all elves can move their ears," she said. Her ears now dropped until they pointed at the floor. "It's unconscious, and it kind of shows our moods." They were soon approaching the main office, which was simply a massive hollowed out pillar in the middle of a large pavilion. The domed roof overhead seemed as far away as the sky outside, and was decorated so appear like the night sky.



    "It's extremely neat." Eva smiled, "I'm sorry if I did offend you; my parents say that I have a habit of speaking before I think." She bit her lip a little bit, watching her ears droop, "I like how they move. I think it's be cool to have ears that did that." A little smile covered her face before she looked ahead, her eyes widening, "Is this the main office?"


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    Shana's ears perked up, and she nodded. "Looks like it. Its pretty cool. Come on, let's go inside!" she walked forward, semi-dragging Eva along after her. There was a wooden door engraved with strange runes set in the middle of the column, and she opened it. Once inside, they could see a comfortable waiting area...and a massive male orc sitting behind a too-small desk. Shana blanched and hid behind Eva. Orcs and elves had been mortal enemies for generations. But the bulky creature merely looked on them with boredom, then stood and walked to yet another door, pounding on it. "Master! New recruits to see you!" he bellowed, rattling the very foundations with his vice. Shana backed further behind Eva.



    Eva laughed and hurried behind Shana as she was pulled along, holding tightly to her books and such as they slipped inside. The sight of the orc made Eva tilt her head until Shana hid. She turned to gaze at her companion before setting her things down and holding the elf's hand. She wasn't about to let Shana feel frightened, or slip off, with this orc around. Holding her hand securely, the girl gave a reassuring smile to comfort her.


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    Shana gave a timid smile back, her ears half drooped. The orc stepped aside as the second door opened, this time apparently by itself. "Come in," said a wizened sounding old voice. Shana, still clutching onto Eva's hand, carefully tiptoed past the bored orc and entered the room. A grey-bearded human man sat a a stone desk, scribbling on some paper. His beard would have reached the floor had it not been tucked into his belt, and he wore flowing blue and gold robes. He looked up as they entered and smiled. "Ah. My wind and nature magic prodigies. Good of you to finally join us. Please, sit." He indicated two seats in front of the desk. Shana did as he asked gratefully, stretching out and giving a cute yawn as she sat. The old man raised one bushy white eyebrow at that.



    Eva walked with Shana, holding her hand still to support her as she entered the office. The girl was about to leave until the man asked them both to sit, calling them both 'magic prodigies'. She paused, "Um... I think you may be mistaken." She said quietly, "I... only came to get my schedule, and to walk Shana here. I'm... Not a prodigy of any sort." She was flushed bright red, standing awkwardly at the door frame as she watched the man.


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    The old man stared at her, the chuckled. "Of course, silly me. You must forgive these old eyes. But please, do come and sit." He gave Eva a friendly smile. Then he turned to Shana. "Tell me, my dear, do you know exactly how magic works?" The elf hesitated, her ears horizontal, then shook her head. "Ah. Well, let me explain." He held up the paper he had been writing on, murmured something, and then the sheet few forward to float in front of the two girls.


    "Magic is not using your own energy to effect change in the world," he explained as the paper came to rest back on his desk. "Rather, it is convincing the latent powers in this world to use their energy the way you want it used. This is why debate is such a prominent subject in the Mountain Academy. You must use the proper language and grammar for whatever power you are trying to convince, but you must also have a persuasive argument for them to use their energy."


    He smiled at Shana. "There technically is no distinction between nature magic and, say, fire magic. No difference except the language used and, perhaps, the methods of convincing the power. As an elf, you are inherently able to speak the language of plants and growing things. And, as it so happens, you have a knack for getting them to do what you want." Shana blushed, looking down shyly. "And that is exactly the kind of person we need ore of at this academy," he concluded.



    Eva was still flushing, slowly moving to sit beside Shana and looking at the floor as the man spoke to Shana. A soft fluttering made her lift her gaze and watch the paper, a small smile coming over her face. It was rather amusing to see the white object float and then gracefully sink back to the desk, Eva's gaze falling with it. This was rather awkward... She sighed quietly and bit her lip, slightly left out at this point but not wanting it to show. Glancing up, she gave a tiny smile to the elf sitting beside her as the man told her about her knack, a bit of sadness in her gaze before she looked away again.


    Why did the man want her to sit anyway? Eva didn't have much business in hearing about all of this; there wasn't much point in her sitting in this man's office while he spoke to Shana and Shana only.


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