Reagan and Astoria quickly existed the building and bee lined there way home,
"If I had known this was going to happen I would have never shown up" Astoria complained "I don't even know who Lyra Advin is, like is she reliable or just one of the nobles who are going to school here because there parents told them to" Reagan stopped walking and turned around "Saint please remember to refrain from judging someone you've never met, Miss Advin may not be a noble but her skill far surpasses mine even if she doesn't show it" Astoria was getting a bit upset because she had never heard Reagan talk so highly of someone, and was feeling slightly annoyed "I don't believe you, after all you came in first on the entrance exam and during the sparing match you beat every kid but the Crown Prince" Reagan patted Astoria's head and continued walking "Miss Advin wasn't at that sparing match and she is stronger that me, I can't really explain it but her technique is a mix of ancient techniques that were clearly mixed together" Reagan had a sparkle in her eye clearly excited to meet someone stronger than her "Miss Advin is clearly not human my guess is that she's an elf, or another species that lives a very, long time after all, no one can achieve her level of swordsmanship within a humans lifespan it's just to short" the more Reagan spoke about Lyra the more annoyed Astoria got.
After walking for a bit longer Astoria interrupted Reagan
"Please, stop talking! I get that you think Lyra is amazing and great, but I am to" her face was flushed with anger and she stormed off ahead of Reagan.
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Two hours had passed and they got teleported to the Forest of Oddities and Normalitys. The trees were taller than normal trees and and the wind made the trees creek and groan, making Astoria shiver. Lyra and Astron appeared right in front of Reagan and Astoria looking confused for a moment before getting there bearings and introducing themselves.
"Hello, my name is Lyra Advin and this is Astron Clearen, we are both elf's."
Lyra said motioning to Astron while introducing her. Reagan stayed quiet and waited for Astoria to speak as it could be offensive to speak before someone of higher status,
"I am Saint Astoria, and the one behind me is Duke Blanc my personal bodyguard"
Lyra bounded forward and hugged Reagan,
"Omg, I've always wanted to talk to you! I can't believe we got paired in a group together, your just 19 and already possess such sword skills"
Lyra started feeling Reagan's arm muscles,
"And your physique is amazing!"
Astoria grabbed Reagan pulling her out of Lyra's grip.
"Oh, will you look at that, it seems someone's jealous"
Astoria's face went red and was going to retort but Astron interjected.
"My apologies for Lyra's behavior, I will reel her in after all I can clearly see that she's made a bad first impression"
Astron bowed slightly and grabbed Lyra's hand then hit her on her head. Reagan cleared her throat and started speaking,
"We are in the Oddities part of the forest and we should probably find shelter before dark"
The others nodded in agreement and the started looking for a place to make a shelter.