Ask Umbara Black Roses

[Jane]

Another fascinating class at the Umbara Academy. The teacher had grandly begun discussing the Sith Code's deeper meaning. And as educational as it was, the Tiefling was puzzled. She understood what it meant at its core, but she didn't know how to apply it to herself. Either way. The lesson had come to an end, and Jane, as usual, was among the last to leave. Her gaze lingered on the other students, watching and studying them as they rose from their seats and collected their belongings. And, as usual, Jane did her best to imitate their behavior.

The Tiefling paused as she exited the classroom, looking around the hallways. There were no more lessons coming up soon, and she didn't feel like doing anything in particular. So her feet led her to the gardens, a place she enjoyed being in because it was quiet.

Jane's gaze wandered, taking in everything she could as she walked past students, noticing some animals, a spider weaving a web in the corner of the ceiling and a fly about to dive into it. She hadn't noticed the stares people usually gave her, or perhaps she wasn't aware of what it meant. Regardless, she eventually reached the gardens. She pushed the door open with her small hands, allowing the dim light of the garden to reach her eyes.

The Tiefling, content, walked over to one of the benches and sat down on top of it, neatly arranging her skirt from her typical academy outfit. She lowered her backpack and placed it next to her on the bench, opening its lid. She took out a small brush and her doll, an old porcelain with a soft-bodied figure, red cheeks, and short golden curls. She had no idea how she got the doll; when she awoke for the first time since her memory loss, the doll was next to her. Since then, it has always been with her.

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[Caerllion of Cyfnos]

Even if the plants there were a bit strange, Caerllion still thought that the gardens of the Umbara Academy were a pleasant place. There he could find some moments of peace away from the young Acolytes that plagued this building. Something would argue what he was doing here if he didn’t like the students. See, he wasn’t really a professor. He had signed up as an assistant in the lightsaber class. It was an attempt to be more active in the Order.

Unfortunately, Caerllion didn’t think at the time that he would need to deal with teenagers. Honestly, he wasn’t a grumpy guy that hates younger people. However, there were some of them that were really insufferable. Today he had to help the lightsaber instructor in stopping a fight that started because someone slept with the girlfriend of another. They were Sith, betrayal should be expected!

At least the combatants could reflect about it in the detention.

After that class ended, the Annfyn retreated to the gardens and stayed there, seated in the grass with closed eyes and leaning against the trunk of a tree. His loth-cat, Teekl, was some here in this place. He could feel her through their bond and it left him calm. Caerllion knew that this peace would not last very long, since the last classes of the day were coming to an end.

Soon there would be a stampede of Acolytes.

While the Annfyn lamented about the incoming doom, Teekl had found something interesting. The loth-cat wasn’t sure of what was the horned thing seated in the bench. It carried something even more strange at their hands. The strangeness made the feline tilt their head in confusion. She immediately meowed at them, curious to see if they reacted.

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