Chapter 43: Registration
"Lovely place right?" Liam asked me with a grin.
I gave him a weak smile and nodded, I had not been impressed with the castle so far, it was a colloidal structure that buzzed with life perhaps that was why I disliked it.
"Oh I love this place". Emily squealed happily and turned as she took in the surroundings.
Aaron and I shared a look, then he shrugged his shoulders.
"Maybe we should start looking for accommodation". Zoe suggested, I followed her gaze towards the multiple carriages and the small crowd of mages that thronged from them, soon this place would be filled with people and registration of any sort would be almost impossible.
"Where are we going to do that?" Liam asked frowning, he looked around but there was no tents in sight, they were probably in a different location but how were we supposed to find it?
A young man approached us at that moment, he looked like he was in his mid twenties with his short chestnut colored hair and a face that on first glance wasn\'t too handsome but if you looked clearly at the tone of his skin, his sapphire eyes and the lone scar that ran from his lips halfway up his cheek, you would realize he was good looking in a rugged type of way.
He smiled brightly. "Are you guys mages?" He asked.
We exchanged glances among ourselves before I nodded. "Yes we are".
The man\'s smile widened. "Good, come with me, I\'ll show you where to register".
We shared looks again, hesitant to follow this stranger to a location we didn\'t know.
He sensed our reluctance and his brows furrowed in confusion, then he realized the strangeness of the situation had made us unable to trust him since he was a stranger. He chuckled nervously.
"I suppose I should have expected you not to trust a stranger. He said and stretched his hand towards a jar of water laying at the side. The water flowed out of the jar and floated in the air at the command of his fingers.
Satisfied by the look of awe on our faces he smiled. "I\'m a mage too, I was sent to direct new arrivals to the tent for proper registration".
I was convinced now and no longer felt threatened by the man so I shrugged and started walking behind him, the rest of the team also followed suit.
The man led us down the street to a green tent just off the roadside and pointed. That\'s the registration point, good luck in your stay here. He said and waved us off before returning to the carriage stop, most probably to direct more mages to the tent.
I looked at the tent, it was a fairly large tent and it flapped quietly in the slow wind. A few mages were standing around it, some were going in while others were coming out.
I paused briefly at the entrance of the tent and looked back, Emily was directly behind me and she smiled reassuring, I smiled back and stepped in.
Inside the tent was barely furnished, a long table and two chairs were the only pieces of furniture in there. The desk was littered with a number of files, while another pile stood on the floor beside it. Two middle aged men sat at the desk, one was furiously writing while the other pored of files, occasionally saying something to the other man.
A third man stood at their middle, he looked up when we came in and smiled.
"Come in". He said and motioned for us to enter.
I stepped in gingerly and slowed my gait so that the others would go before me. I needed to know what question to expect during the procedure.
Emily was the first to reach the table, the man on the right looked at her.
"Academy?" He asked in a deep voice.
"Firefox academy". Emily replied and the man nodded as if he was impressed, he dug through some files until he found which he was looking for.
"Name?" He asked her.
"Emily Stone". She replied and the man pored through the files in his hands obviously looking for her name. He found it and nodded, scanning through her file.
"Level?" He asked.
"Two star mage". She replied.
"Good, and what element?" He asked her.
"Fire". She replied.
"Okay, you know who I am?" The man asked.
"Yes, master Wun". Emily replied.
Master Wun nodded and closed the file, he whispered something to the man beside him and the man scribbled on the note pad in front of him. When he was done, he picked a card on the table and handed to Emily.
"When you get out of the tent, go to your right and keep walking till you see a series of wine colored tents, enter the biggest one and give them that card, they\'ll sort out your accommodation". He said.
Emily nodded and collected the card, she went outside the tent, smiling at us on the way.
Aaron stepped up next.
"Academy?" Master Wun asked.
"Firefox". Aaron replied.
"Name?" Master Wun asked.
"Aaron Black".
Master Wun paused to look at him. "Don\'t tell me you come from the prestigious Black family". He said in disbelief.
Aaron shrugged. "I do". He replied.
Master Wun nodded, his face became warmer to Aaron. "Level?" He asked.
Two star mage. Aaron replied.
"Element?" Master Wun asked.
"Fire". Aaron replied.
Master Wun closed the file, he whispered to the man beside him just as he did for Emily and the man scribbled on the note pad in front of him. When he was done, he picked a card on the table and handed to Aaron.
"When you get out of the tent, go left and keep walking till you see a series of purple colored tents, enter the biggest one and give them that card, they\'ll sort out your accommodation". He said.
Liam went next.
"Academy?" Master Wun asked.
"Firefox". He replied.
Name? Master Wun asked.
"Liam Jacobson". He replied.
"Level?" Master Wun asked.
"One star mage". Liam replied.
Master Wun raised his eyebrows but he nodded. "Element?"
"Earth". Liam replied.
Master Wun nodded once again. "I\'m going through your files and you have a lot of potential, keep pushing and you just might become something very special".
Liam nodded humbly although I could see his chest puff out a little more, he was obviously pleased by the praise.
Zoe was next, she walked up the table and the other man smiled as he saw her.
"Hello Zoe". He said.
"Hello master Gon". She replied with a smile.