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Thais was in fact not waiting for the other apprentices to leave the room, rather she was waiting to see if Uriel would speak to her. When it was apparent he would not, she turned to her apprentice and smiled, although it was hidden by the cloak.
"Tarrant, perhaps we shall head into the forest, and i will show you where we will be training," she said, gesturing for him to follow.

Uriel walked up to her but couldn't find the courage to really say much he stuttered only managing to get a greeting out, and by the time he had finished he was blushing crismon and felt like running away. He stood rooted to the spot wondering if he should make some sort of excuse as in training the apprentices to get away from further embarrasment.

Aquilla sighed at the twins' seeming lack of enthusiasm. He stepped forward beyond the twins' shy steps and held out his ornate, gold-inlayed bow in front of him.

"As the wind flows through the trees and the waves crash on the sand, so will be my service to the Ranger's Guild. As the wolf hunts day after day and the forest owl hunts night after night, so will be my perseverance to the goals and aims of the Ranger's Guild. My bow and the hand that wields it will forever be in service of the Ranger's Guild. I submit myself to your training, sir."

His speech grew louder and more filled with conviction as he progressed through his speech, hoping to impress his master and become his prize student.

((I was typing my post and then realised that Icy had posted just then. Now I have to add more than just the stuff about hating poetry...))
Keegan theatrically rolled his eyes upward. Yet another poet. How incredibly average. Too common lately. Alas, for he may in fact begin to annoy me with this descriptive and meaningless speech as we come to know each other better.

After arriving at the cottage, the Apprentice looked at Aquilla and shrugged, deciding that it wouldn't matter which room they decided on occupying. Thus, Keegan walked into one of the two rooms by random choice and began setting his possessions into their new homes. His eyes passed over the maps and books in the bookcase and he mentally decided that he'd peruse them when and if he was ever at leisure.

Tarrant shook out of the daze that consumed him as he had entered the beautiful cottage that most likely provided clear insight into his new master, and began 'personifying' his new room with his possessions. It only took a few moments, for he did not own much in the way of possessions, so Tarrant left his bedroom and stood by the warm fire near his master.

Thais smiled at the thought of Kain, her counterpart, and wondered how he was doing with the boy Aquilla. Thais was glad Kain had offered to take him; he didn't have a ranger's personality, yet he had the skill. His personality was more attuned to that of a knight, but he would have been terrible in that field. She was glad they had decided on Tarrant as her apprentice. She liked the boy and knew they'd get along well.
She stood up, and walked out of the cottage, knowing he would follow. She pointed to a well worn path.
"There is a creek just down this path. I would appreciate it if you would fill up these barrels," she said, pointing to two large barrels and bucket he could use. It was time to begin his training, and the mile walk to the creek and back the amount of times it would take to fill the barrels was a good start.


Griffith grinned at his speechless counterpart, and nodded to the apprentices.
"Uriel and myself will meet you in the courtyard shortly. I expect you to be attired appropriately for your run," he said, reminding them that he hadn't forgotten. As the apprentices left, Griffth turned towards Uriel.
"You're just too damn shy," he said, shaking his head.

Kain sighed to himself as he wandered towards the rooms, Aquilla would ahve to have his aragance drilled out of him. He also had to learn to just speak the truth.

"Keegan could you gather some fire wood for me please?" Kain said, saying it in a way that implied that there wasn't really a choice. Heading over to Aquilla he grabbed the axe off him. "I want you to gather water from the stream about a mile down from here. My only bucket has a small hole in it and so you will have to be fast. When you fill that," Kain said as he pointed to a large wooden container next to the cottage, "You can get you lunch," KAin said as he headed back into the cottage. That excersice would hopefully tire Aquilla enough that Kain might actually be able to teach him something.

Griffith laughed at his friend.
"One word. Obsessed," he said, patting Uriel on the shoulder. "Come on, we've got ten miles to run."