Finley Cai Aies Hall: April 18th, 20XX
I felt strikingly alone as Corin and Cambridge drifted over to the left side of the giant room. Even the workers I'd grown used to seeing every time I turned around went to line up on the wall.
As soon as they found their order, with Esmeralda at the front of the line and everyone else behind her, a complex ritual started.
It was flashy, foreign and extravagant, but it was slow and tedious. After the second member of each party flew forward and exchanged weak spells, I lost interest and looked around for something else to keep myself occupied.
From the left side of the room, my eyes finally landed on the party's front member. I didn't plan on looking at her for too long, but as soon as we made eye contact, I was ensnared and found it hard to look
