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The trees sway as the students walk along the stone pathway towards the Academy. They know that deep in their hearts that this is the place that they will find comfort and a sense of belonging. They will live here for the next couple of years. They cannot leave for anything. This a threatening thought, but most are too excited to really pay attention to it.

As they ascend the stairs, the large doors open up. Each and every student stares up at the sky and looks out over the trees, knowing that they will not see their village for quite some time. As the crowd shuffles into the entrance they expect someone to be standing in the middle of the hall, someone to guide them. But no one was there. Everyone realizes that no one is coming to direct them to their dormitories. They start to get a little uneasy, thinking about where to go in such a large place.

A redhead at the back of the crowd breaks the silence, "Well, what are you all doing? Let's go take a look around! It isn't as if a goblin is going to hop out and eat each and every one of us. Come on, move!" she pushes through the crowd and runs ahead of them. She disappears around a corner and shrieks. This caused the whole group to migrate to where the girl was last seen. They peeked their heads around the corner and see her standing in the middle of the hall, smiling at them. "Well that surely got you guys on the move, now let's go."