Just outside the academy (please someone join in)

[Nathaniel Siparti]

He smiled, then silently put a charm around them both. So whatever they said, would not be heard. It was a simple charm, and easily broken...but it should be all that is needed.

"Welll." he paused. Then seemed to hesistate. "I'm elvin, as you probably know already..." he smiled sheepishly. "I come from ...over the seas. Wisteralle (ooc: cant do the accents) commonly known as Elvinoire, in enligsh. Its all woods, mountains and wilderness. Our cities are built within them. It was home, a magnificent place."
He stopped.
THen started after a moment's pause.
"Well. To cut the long story short, our parents died. I never knew my mother, and Saphira, being a little younger than I am, never did either. Our father died in...a war." he swallowed and composed himself a little. "That just left our uncle. He...mislead me."
Nathaniel cut the details out. He didn't want to dwell on them. "And ...well..sent me somewhere. I never saw my sister again, until a few months ago. I had manged to come back, as it is, to Elvinoire. Came here to see my sister. THought she would be glad to see me." he gave a dry laugh. "Well. Turned out otherwise...says's I've changed to much." he fingered a ring on his third finger idly. He continued. "We used to be so alike, you must understant. In personality as well as appearance. Not anymore..."
He trailed off.
There was a long moment of silence. "Well. Thats it. THe long story short."

[Duilya Lorien]

Duilya smiled sadly.
“I’m sorry…. I get the feeling you don’t tell your story very often” She whispered, not really knowing what to say or do, its just felt like a time for awkward silence. After a few moments she smiled only a little.
“I guess it’s my turn… “She paused for a moment not sure if he would be interested in it.
“My father owned a farm not far from here, it wasn’t a large property or anything special, but it was a home. The only problem was it divided a much richer man’s lands who didn’t appreciate the fact he couldn’t raise his taxes as high as he wanted because it was one whole property but two smaller ones.” She didn’t really know if she was making any sense, but she closed her eyes to think.
“He had been trying to buy the property for years and I think after my mother died he might have succeeded if it was for me taking control and watching the finances. It was a lot of work but it was my families land… and my father was ill, what else was there to do” She opened her eyes and glanced over at Nathaniel for a moment she could feel her senses tingling from the spell.
“This was the reason I started training a little later than I would have hoped… Mercenaries attacked the farm, killing all the animal’s… even the working dogs… they burnt down the crops and my house… it was while I was trying to stop them, my father was injured during the raid… there was nothing I could do” She whispered as a tear slid gently down her cheek.
“I need to find prove that Robuski was the one who paid for them to attack, and then bring him to justice” Her look hardened and she remembered him buying her property only a day after the raid. She forced a laugh.
“I am into my art and magic for art yet I also have a practical use for my craft… my father need peace” She said hopelessly.

[Nathaniel Siparti]

He didn't speak for a long while, eyes blank. Even the fire that usually burnt behind those eyes had simply gone dark. Deep and dark, with no movement and no emotion. At last, he spoke, quietly.
"Do you wish to revenge you father?" he asked, rather suddenly.

[Duilya Lorien]

Duilya looked unsure of herself for a moment.
“I don’t wish to take revenge on a innocent man, that’s why I want to find prove…. I’m not blood thirsty” She said a little defensively.
“I just want to find the truth and then I’ll try to bring him to justice the right way, but he had no right to do what he did” She growled and then felt suddenly tired.
“Please don’t judge me to harshly… if I find nobody hired them then I’ll accept it, what can I say my wings were clipped…. Art is my life now, but I need closure as well” But with a sigh, Duilya stood up from the chair. Her heart pounding at the speed it rarely achieved and wishing she had never spoken. She grabbed her bag, with all her pictures and memories.

[Nathaniel Siparti]

Nathaniel looked up. "Sorry." he stood, not sure if she wanted to be alone to think, or draw. But he knew he ahd intruded on something private...and very emotional.
He waited in the background, keeping his silence.
A long moment of it passed and he couldn't hold back another question.

"Are you...alright? Do you wish to be alone?"

Alright. Two questions. He waited for her answer. He understood her grief.

[Duilya Lorien]

Duilya smiled sadly she didn’t know really what to say, she had spoken too much and now she was paying for it.
“I’m fine; you have no reason to be sorry… I think though I might…” she paused for a moment trying to work out a platonic non emotional goodbye. She had shared too much of herself and now only wanted to get away. Sighing she turned to face Nathaniel a fake smile painted on her face and outstretching a hand.
“It was really nice to meet you, I’ll see you around”

[Nathaniel Siparti]

Nathaniel shook it, a formality returning to his features. "Nice to meet you too. Duilya."
He turned on his heels and walked towards the other entrance at the other side of the room. THen he stopped, framed in the door way. "Don't dwell on the past. FOr it will never change. Don't hope on the future. For it will never arrive." and he left.