The Fairy Isles

Chapter 7: Bryxton Academy

We finally make it out to the village and realize how large it is, it takes us a whole 30 minutes to travel to the academy which blows my mind! Daekrahm village must be at least four times the size of Azalea village back home. But don't even get me started on the size of the Academy and the amount of buildings it has! As Kingsguard Conroy points out the names of the buildings at the Academy, I turn my gaze to the Castle and I cannot help but be amazed by everything that I can see. The castle is humongous and the most beautiful building I have ever seen in my life. There is an iron fence covered in lovely colorful winding vines, almost completely hiding the fence in some spots with an array of beautiful flowers growing from the vines. A massive green lawn surrounds the building which is filled with more windows than I can count. I hope one day that we get to see the inside of the castle, that would just be incredible and everyone I know would be so jealous! My focus snaps back to what's happening when the carriage stops then Kinsguard Conroy and Lucy get out so I follow along. "Welcome to Dravenswood Isle and Bryxton Academy ladies, I will show you to your rooms and be on my way. You will have two other roommates but I've been assured by Kingsguards Winslow and Roscoe that they will be a great fit for you but you will be the ones to determine if you can all trust eachother or not, so continue to be careful with your trust." We both nod our heads to show that we heard him and understand so he begins leading us onto the Academy grounds to the buildings in the east which also overlook part of the castle. We head into a building and Kinsguard Conroy explains "The building will be locked to outsiders after today and there will be key cards for access waiting in your suite. Only residents of this building will be able to get in. The key cards will be activated by your own magic and only you will be able to use it. Those same key cards will also unlock your suite." We walk to the center of the building where the elevators are located and he presses the button. The elevator doors open immediately and we all get in. The button to the top floor is pressed and we wait in silence to be brought up. Once we exit the elevator I gasp from all the art lining the walls. It's like a museum in here and I can't wait to spend time admiring everything I can see. Since I got distracted for a second I have to hurry after Kingsguard Conroy and Lucy to catch up to where they are waiting in front of a door. We enter and I am again amazed by the beauty and sheer size of the space. We enter into a large living room with a decent sized kitchen to the side and a nice sized dining space with a table and 4 seats. The space looks so beautiful and cozy which I love. It will be so nice to spend time in this space doing homework or just hanging out and relaxing. There is a hallway with four doors that Kinsguard Conroy points to and says "You and Lucy may pick your rooms, each has its own private full bathroom. You will have two other roommates who should be arriving soon. Get comfortable with the layout and read through the packets of information so you are prepared for the following days. I will see you after your first day of lessons." He turns around and walks out. that seems to be his thing, just leaving after he is finished speaking like there is nothing else to be said. I wish I had that kind of confidence, maybe after four years of schooling here I'll have that.

Lucy and I drop our bags and begin exploring the suite. We go down the hallway and notice two doors on the left and two on the right. After a quick peak we notice all of the bed rooms are replicas of eachother with different color schemes. We pick the ones on the right so we can be next to eachother. My room is has all white furniture with a pop of light blues which is so pretty. Lucy's room also has white furniture but has a pop of deep green and she loves it. The bathrooms are also huge with a large shower and full size bathtub as well. We go out and grab our bags then plan to unpack before meeting in the living room to go over the packets of information from our rooms together. Once done we meet and both open our packets at the same time. The first page is all about Bryxton Academy and it's past about how it was created. The information in this section is so interesting and I'm happy to learn more about the Academy I'm attending. Bryxton was the first Academy that the fairies created on the Isles and has always had the best reputation. It was also designed to prepare students to take on important roles in society. The next page shows the schedule the dining hall runs on. Breakfast begins at 5 am and goes until 9:30 am then transitions straight into lunch which ends at 3 pm when dinner begins and goes until 10 pm. It also states that snacks and cold food is available at all times. We can also order groceries to our room so that we can cook whatever we want as well. The page after has explains the class schedules. Year one students have six 45 minute classes. Year two students have seven 30 minute classes. Year three students have three 1 hour classes. Year four students are delegated an aprentiship to complete schooling. There first 2 years consist of all the basic classes everyone needs to learn and at the beginning of year 3 you choose your major and start focusing more on that topic to prepare for the apprenticeship. There are only up to 10 students from each Isle that make it to this school for year one and only the top 50% of the students pass and continue onto the next year. Every semester ends with a school wide obstacle course along with tests in each class that you earn points on. Those points determine your standing for the year and if you continue on to the next year. Each suite has 4 students and they will be teams through the year that work together on the obstacle course but the tests for class are done separately without help from eachother. After that information is our schedules. We read through those then compare our classes to see if we have any together.

My schedule reads:

8 am History on the lost Isles: Warlocks and shapeshifters with Professor Malone

8:55 am Potions 101 with Professor Carrington

9:50 am Physical training and combat with Professor Sloan

10 am lunch break

11:30 am Fairy portals with Professor Marigold

12:25 pm Magics of Fairy with Professor Freya

1:20 pm History on the Fairy Isles with Professor Forrest

Lucy and I are happy to notice that we have all the same classes and for some reason, I have a feeling that our other suite mates have the same schedule as well. I can't complain about having my best friend nearby for the school year. It would make the most sense considering we are a team and need to learn how to work together throughout all the topics that will help us continue on to the next year.