"Magic is a magnificent aspect of the world that flows through the very soil of which we walk upon. The magic which you will learn to harness at this academy is a fragment of the weave that, for most of you, flows through your veins; virtue of being born in the land of magic that is Zerim. We offer many different areas of study. While many of the basic classes you'll learn here are necessary for your education, such as Basic Alchemy and Magical Theory, most of your time will be spent studying and harnessing one of the many schools of magic. There is Evocation, for those who want to control the elements and produce them from their bodies. Transmutation, for those who wish to alter the world around them. Illusion, for the ones of you who wish to obscure yourselves and trick the minds of others. Conjuration, for those who enjoy summoning creatures and objects alike. Enchantment, for those who want to manipulate the people around them. Along with many others. So now I present to you, your home for the next many years: Sanli's Academy for the Magically Gifted."

"I don't think the new kids would pay attention to all that, Bloom." Nebi called from across the dorm room.

Bloom set his script down in his lap and sighed. The magical light floating above the unlit sconces around the room lit up his maroon skin as well as his amber orange eyes. He reached up and nervously pulled at the tip of one of his horns that stuck from his head. He glanced at his friend, Nebi, who was rummaging through one of the cupboards in Bloom's dorm room.

"That's not very helpful." He mumbled.

She always tended to visit him any time she was free. Mostly due to the fact that she wasn't interested in making any more friends than just him. "I never paid attention to what my tour guide said." She said as she reached her small body deeper into the drawer.

Bloom looked at his friend as she had her scaly body half-way into a cupboard filled with a modicum of old textbooks. "What are you looking for?" He asked.

Nebi rummaged around for a few seconds before finally getting out and holding a small object up in triumph. "Ah ha. I've found it." She smiled through her toothy reptilian maw.

Bloom leaned forward and squinted his eyes at the tiny glistening object in Nebi's clutches. "A silver piece?" He asked, seeing the small silver coin held between Nebi's claws.

"My silver piece. Here," She said, flipping the coin to Bloom, causing a light ding to ring through the air. "Now, it landed on the number side right?"

Bloom looked down at the coin. Sure enough, it was on the side that depicted the date it was made: 31st of Moon's Passing, 698.

"Yeah it shows the date." He said.

Nebi's smile grew. "Flip it over." She ordered.

He flipped the coin over to see the other side where it simply showed an engraving of the Zerimnian capital from nearly a century ago when it first began producing the currency.

"Ok... it shows Yivilrin."

"Now flip it again."

"Really?"

"Just trust me."

Bloom held back a sigh as he flipped it again. Then his eyes widened slightly as he saw the same engraving of the city scape. He flipped it again to see the engraving again. "A double sided coin?" He asked, flipping the coin again, once again seeing the engraving of the capital.

Nebi smiled at him. "Nope, an illusion. I enchanted it so the face of the coin with the numbers can appear as either of the two faces." She explained, the smile growing across her scaly face.

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Bloom smiled before flipping the coin back to Nebi with yet another ding. "How's Mr. Sianardir's classes?" Bloom asked.

Nebi crawled onto the bed next to the chair Bloom sat in and let out a groan. "I like what he teaches. But, by the divines he is so annoying to deal with. I mean, he doesn't like my jokes at all. He constantly yells at everyone else. He hardly teaches us any useful illusion spells. And, worst of all, he has no sense of humor." Nebi complained, digging her snout into the sheets of the bed.

She then turned over and faced Bloom. "How's your evocation classes?"

Bloom crossed his arms and looked up to the stone ceiling. "Mr. Gogglerigle is... interesting. He's eccentric... to say the least. His classes are pretty fun. We are actually going on a field trip later today." He explained.

Nebi shot up immediately. "Where? Can I come?" She quickly asked with a wide grin.

"Nebi, you have classes then. We'll be gone by the time class lets out anyways." Bloom explained.

"Ugh, but that's dumb." She whined, hitting the sheets of the bed as if she were a young child.

Although it wasn't completely false. Despite being only a grade apart, Nebi was several years younger then Bloom. While Bloom was nearing adult-hood, Nebi was hardly a teenager.

Technically, she was even younger considering her Kobold heritage.

Suddenly, a low metallic toll rumbled through the air.

Both Bloom and Nebi glanced up to the ceiling at the source of the sound, "Feels like the bell rang earlier today." Bloom commented, rising from his seat,

"I need to get going quickly," He explained, grabbing his bag and component satchel from his dresser next to him.

Nebi sat up on the bed. "Can't we walk together? Where are you going?" She asked before hopping off the bed and grabbing her small backpack that was no larger than a purse.

"I need to go to the courtyard for Evocation class; the field trip, remember?" Bloom asked, walking to his door and holding it open.

"Oh yeah." Nebi huffed, walking through the door. "Dumb field trip."

Bloom and Nebi walked from the dorm and into the long stoney hallway that connected the dorms to the main courtyard. The walls were made of simple carved stone. Lanterns hung from the walls near each dorm door. They were all enchanted to infinity burn so that the hallway was always lit.

Many other students of the Sanli Academy wandered through the halls. The sound of hundreds of footsteps made the hallway rumble with such force that Bloom was always surprised the floor held firm.

"I can't see anything." Nebi said as she stuck close to Bloom as to not get lost in the crowd of people.

"Hold on," Blood said before swiftly bending down in front of Nebi, letting her climb atop his shoulders.

With a slight wobble as he focused on keeping his balance, Bloom stood up and continued walking. "Better?"

Nebi simply laughed at the experience of seeing over everyone's heads. "Hey Bloom, do you think we could do this every morning?" She laughed, grabbing hold of her friend's horns to keep her balance.

Bloom chuckled as he focused more on keeping his balance then walking forward. "Eh, probably not. You're heavy for a Kobold."

"Hey, it's rude to call someone heavy." She complained, puffing out her scaly cheek and hitting the top of his head lightly.

Suddenly, a tall dragonborn with copper scales in the crowd ran by and smacked Nebi as they walked past. "Who let the kobold look above the rest of us." They shouted.

Nebi wobbled atop Bloom's head and looked at the dragonborn. "Oh shut up, keep moving Galdinx." She shouted, waving a fist at the dragonborn.

"It's alright Nebi, just ignore him." Bloom said as he moved to the side in order to balance Nebi on his shoulders.

At last, they reached the end of the hallway where it opened up into a large area that connected to most other places within the main building. The morning light flooded in from a large skylight that spanned the entirety of the ceiling.

Many other students walked along the area, all heading to their morning classes.

"This is where we part ways." Bloom said, bending down to let Nebi off of his shoulders.

Nebi practically tumbled off of Bloom's back, just managing to plant her feet to the ground at the last moment. "Have fun on the trip thing." She smiled, letting her dauntingly sharp teeth show in her mouth. "I should be around the food court somewhere when you get back... wait when do you get back?" She asked.

"Only a few hours after your classes end." He said, grabbing his bag and standing back up.

Nebi puffed out her cheeks again before crossing her arms. "Ok fine, I guess I'll stay at the food court longer than normal then. But you better show up then, alright?" She angrely poked at Bloom's sides. "Or else I'll hit you."

Bloom simply smiled and began to walk away, waving a hand behind him. "Don't worry, nothing will happen." He called as he disappeared into the crowd of students.