Aaron stood and got ready to follow. "You're right about that. Let's go."

Eribois made his way to his next class carefully as always. While being the biggest around was good for protecting his rider, it was not good for traversing from one place to the next. At least he didn't knock things over anymore.

Artanis, quite unhappily, changed into a scarlet red dress. Her father would have gone on and on about her choice of clothing if she didn't. She sat on the top of Uknyte's head, listening to the conversations around her. Her father spoke with someone else, while her mother caught her up with family business. Her brothers stood close to them, chatting amongst their friends. This was going to be a long night.

"Po..." Alexandra whined, afraid to reach into the fire for him. He opened a his eyes, seemingly grinning. Taunting her. After a few moments he stood and stretched out like a cat, before wandering out of the flames. Alexandra sighed and she knelt to pick him up, only hesitating a moment. His body was warm to the touch but not scalding. He clambered up her arm and settled on her shoulder, positioning himself carefully. "Alright, off we go," she said, heading for the stairs out of the tower.

Valerie regarded with some surprise that her parents were actually in attendance, sitting with thé Velor family and heirs. Moments later, her mothers dragon, Marianne's voice echoed in her head. "You two and your skulking, come at least say hi," She chided. Valerie looked to the entrance, seeing them standing at the entrance. She walked carefully to the edge of the rafter, hands out for balance, and grabbed hold of the rope for the massive curtains lining the room. She slid down, Elius following soon after. She wrapped her arms around Marianne's large neck. "I'm glad you're here at least." Orlano, her father's dragon and Marianne's mate, was looking over Elius carefully. "Such a lean dragon you are, quick as a bullet I bet." Elius ducked his head, looking at Valerie sheepishly. "No one can beat us, no."

Kolin found his way to the dining area, where the rest of his family was waiting. Gareha and Fareha with their dragons, Bellithos and Tellithos, and his parents, Varena and Adrian Ferlin. Their dragons, Draffin and Yulligan, were also with them. It was a very crowded meeting among such a potent family, and Kolin and Toklomac's arrival didn't help it. "Hey everyone." Kolin said rather quietly, hard to hear over the typical commotion of family night.

"Oh, there you are." Adrian said with a bit of surprise. "Didn't think you'd show up, honestly."

"Yeah, still rather quiet." Gareha chided. "Unimpressive as always." Fareha followed up.

"You are keeping up with your studies, right?" Varena asked.

"Yes, I am working hard to improve my grades. I promise."

(She's gonna be LATE)

"Ah!" Artanis squealed in surprise when a familiar green dragon lifted her up into the air, but wasn't afraid. Her father's dragon, Solfridor, enjoyed the surprises and tricks on her. Nevertheless, she hugged him to the best of her abilities. "Solfridor, let the poor girl down." This time a female dragon emerged from beside him."Sakaal!" She jumped from the back of her father's dragon to her mother's effortlessly, careful to not snag her dress. "Always keep her on her toes." She laughed from atop, glad that they made it. Her parents were the sour points she didn't want to speak yet, but she loved their dragons.

Alexandra picked one hallway eventually but it got nowhere. She groaned in frustration, looking around. Finally, she gave in. "Hello?" She called. "Is anyone out here? I'm kinda lost," Her voice echoed back to her, and she was positive everyone was in the Great Hall already. Po added a small yip to Alexandra's call for help.

Valerie began to say something when the doors opened and the Headmistress Gwendolyn entered, Opal at her side and her son, Captain of the Guard Jordan on her other side. His own dragon, a great blue brute named Windreaver walked behind them as massive as they come. He was still small compared to Eribois, but against all the other dragons he was massive. Everyone quickly began to find a seat and Valerie wished Marianne and Orlano a good feast, heading to an empty table at the back of the room to wait for Aaron, Eribois, the new girl, and her unnamed dragon. All four weren't here yet, which was worrying.

"Did you hear that?" Eribois asked, which caused Aaron to assume a defensive posture. "No, what?" "It sounded like the new girl and her dragon. Alexandra? It seems they are lost." Eribois explained, and Aaron's posture relaxed. "Then let us go help them. Lead the way." He responded, and Eribois began leading the way.

Kolin and his family quickly found their seats, to which Kolin and Toklomac were both grateful for the interruption.

Whatever. Artanis didn't understand why her mother was unhappy with her, nor did she want to know why. She watched the headmistress and then at Jordan. If the rumors was true, she was staying far away from him. "He's not the best." Uknyte rumbled. "I already get enough fanboys, no need for another."

Alexandra looked up in surprise and scrambled to her feet, Po taking his place back on her shoulders. "Oh, oh yes! Hello, I'm very lost. This place is so big," She said, a bit breathless.

Gwendolyn had noted that some people were still missing, families still trickling in, and the elders were yet to make their appearance, so she was content to sit and wait for now.

Valerie looked at the door again, growing a little concerned. "Your mother is glaring daggers into the back of your head," Elius announced and Valerie heard him bare his teeth. She hit him lightly and he stopped.

"Yeah, those tours don't do much for those of us that aren't already familiar with the place. Follow us, we were just heading to dinner." Aaron said with a single, kind of lazy wave.

Kelden and Yith'Finno arrived to the dinner, finally. "Hope I'm not late." Kelden stated to no one in particular as they slowly walked to where they would sit. Kelden was far more spry for his age than he appeared, though everyone was already aware of that fact by this point.

"Well, for most, we receive our dragons at ten years old. By time we're to attend the academy, our dragons have grown enough for us to fly up the tower." Aaron explained. "You're just starting as a dragon rider, but you'll find in time that your endurance will increase quite a bit. On top of that, your dragon will grow, and you will no longer have to endure the stairs of the tower unless you have to. Anyhow, let us walk and talk, it is best that we are not late. Punctuality is rather valuable here." Aaron said as he began walking, Eribois pulling his head back and turning around.