Lady Cass (Bard's Guild)|Skyheort, Talen'sul

[Darastrix]

((Ack! Sorry about shifting the tenses. I didn't even notice until just now.))

Cass smiles at the two of them. "Then let me be the first to welcome you both to Talen'sul's bardic college. There are some minor details to work out, especially if you intend on being residential students, but that's easily arranged. Oh, and you can both dispense with the 'ma'ams,'" she said with a bit of an eyeroll. "I didn't like it when I was younger and traveling around Naruta, and I still don't. It makes me feel old, and I don't think I look that old yet."

She accepts the letter from Ceria, turning it to the back and checking the maestro's seal.

"How is Conrad fairing lately?" Cass asks. "It's been a few weeks since I've heard from him, though considering everything that's been going on lately, it's not really surprising."

[Kender Bard]

"He seemed well," Ceria said after a moment of musing. "I think he has his hands full from a rather uppity young Storm student, but if worse comes to worse, then maestro can probably just kick him out. He was an absolute pleasure to speak with too!" She grinned to herself and thought fondly of going back and spending more time with the interesting man after she'd finished her tutelage here.

[Darastrix]

Cass smiled. "He is a dear man, isn't he? If I know him, though, he won't throw out even a troublesome student unless he's caught blatantly breaking the college's rules. Now that you've told me that, I think I can guess what he's writing me about."

[Kender Bard]

"If I were any good at fighting, I'd have met him off the college grounds and taught the little upstart a thing or two about wind type warfare," she harumphs, crossing her arms and looking a little annoyed. "I've seen Wind fighters - we're not all gusts and breezes. But, alas, the best I could hope for is a musical duel and I'm not yet confident to wager my reputation."

[iamtuo]

Bristle senses a gap in the conversation and decides to take advantage of it. "Excuse me, would it be all right if you could direct me to a dancing class? I'd like to see how it's done here."

[Darastrix]

"We don't have a class taking place at the moment, I'm afraid. Music tends to be more popular than anything, so it's the most scheduled," she replies "You're more than welcome to stay and see tomorrow's class, though. We have dance every other day."


Cass turns to Ceria and waves her finger in a "tsk-tsk" manner. "Even if you were good at fighting, it's not really smart to challenge someone to a fight before you know anything of their abilities. Just because someone's got a rotten attitude doesn't mean they're all talk, after all. You see that with musicians plenty. Snotty prima donnas with a lot of talent." She wrinkles her nose, expressing her distaste.

"Of course, self-defence is one thing, but attacking someone for an insult usually causes more problems than it solves. And just taking it outside of the college isn't an instant loophole. When you're a student here, taking regular classes as opposed to someone who stops by once in a while, you're a representative of our institution and are expected to behave accordingly. Having our bards brawling in the street wouldn't exactly make us look good. When dealing with arrogance or a general bad attitude, keep it simple, subtle, and don't get caught," Cass finishes with a wink.

[Kender Bard]

Ceria smiled and shrugged, remarking, "I have a feeling I wouldn't have done such a thing even if it were in my power. A little subterfuge goes a long way." Grinning now, she abruptly switches topic and inquires, "Where do I go to enroll?"

[Darastrix]

"It does, indeed," Cass says, matching Ceria's grin.

"If you want to enroll, we can all go to my office and work everything out. Which classes, resident or not, payments, that sort of thing."

[Kender Bard]

"After you, maestro," Ceria chirped with a big, happy grin. Finally, she was going to take lessons in a place she'd always wanted to visit! It was like one of her childhood dreams come true.

[iamtuo]

Bristle grins. "Thanks for letting me know. But aside from dancing, is it okay if I join in or watch any classes with flutes?"

[Darastrix]

Cass tilts her head to the side, mentally going through that day's class schedule "There's an intermediate class down that hall a few doors down, I believe. Since it's in progress, I would ask that you not try to join in; it's a distraction. But you're certaily free to watch the rest of the class. If you have any questions after, any of the instructors or students will most likely be glad to answer them. And if you need to speak to me again, I'll be around...somewhere. Probably in my office."

"Maestra, actually," she says to Ceria, "But no matter, I get that all the time, anyway. Let's go see what options we have available for you and get you all set up."

[iamtuo]

Bristle nods to Cass. "Thanks. I wont interupt the class, i'll just watch and listen." He grins and waves to Ceria and Cass. "See you both later!" He dashes down the hall to find the class.

[Kender Bard]

Ceria watched Bristle depart, staring after his fleeing form for a few moments before wrenching her gaze back to Cass and grinning. "Shall we?"

[Darastrix]

Cass smiles and nods. "Just follow me," she says, turning to lead the way to her office near the front end of the school.

[Kender Bard]

Ceria follows after, humming under her breath and in very high spirits indeed. She still had considerable amount of her saved money for the cost of lessons - having not expected them to be free. Still, she hoped it would be enough.