Etiquette and sword training was parallel courses, where girls attended the first, and the boys joined the latter. So, Sergio left Elaine when she was at the door of her class. She asked him for a favour--to keep Malik's jacket safe and clean for the moment-- and waved him goodbye until his back disappeared from her sight.
Elaine entered the etiquette classroom, which was filled with shelves of books regarding the subject. However, there were multiple small round tables and seats for this particular lesson. As expected, the ladies had already formed cliques, and Elaine was ignored upon her entry. It did not bother her much, however.
Mrs Woods, who was Professor Woods' wife, was in charge of teaching the class. She was busy checking the student attendance list. When the last two--anxiou
