Find My mentee!!! [attn Taei and Fiera]

[Rhys]

Gaiya moved through the hallways, Novices quickly moved out of Gaiya’s way to avoid the thunderhead that was an almost palpable aura surrounding the disgruntled Accepted. Soon enough she arrived at her destination, the library. Burn that Novice! she thought, livid at Fiera’s knack at not being found.

 

She fixated on another Novice sitting in the library, her nose in a book, apparently enthralled. Gaiya moved over towards the Novice, half-heartedly trying to suppress the anger welling in her. She supposed it wouldn’t be fair to lash out, but it was only a whisper of a thought.

 

“You, Novice, tell me your name.†Gaiya was trying to keep the anger out of her voice, it was very difficult.

 

-*-*-

 

Taei was having a bad week. Chores just seemed to keep coming. With that and her classes, she was burnt out. Looking at the books she had borrowed from the brown at the library, she was bad with names and could never seem to remember the woman's name, she remembered that she had finished them and should probably go and return them and look for some more. Nothing to take your mind off the present than a good book.

 

Looking at her reflection in the mirror she sighed. What have you gotten yourself into? Oh, well, too late to change your mind now. She had known that this was a decision she couldn't unmake from the start and she planned to stick with it. Come on now, you've been through worse before. Get your act together, it's just chores and homework for goodness sake. She had never been away from home this long before, though. Taking out the ribbon that her mother had given her when she left home between the pages of one of the borrowed books she firmly took hold of herself. Enough of this nonsense. Taking the books in hand and hold of her emotions at the same time she left the room, making sure to secure the door behind her, and went off to the library.

 

Weaving her way through hallways she curtsied to Aes Sedai and scrambled past Accepted hoping that none would pick her out. Hoping that they would assume that the books meant she was already on an errand. Which she was, but for herself. When she reached the library she opened the doors slowly so as not to startle someone who may have their nose burried in a book just inside.

 

Seeing the brown sister at the desk she walked over and waited for her to recognize that she was there, which took only a couple minutes surprisingly. Placing the books on the table she curtsied. "I came to return these, Aes Sedai, and to look around if that would be okay." At the brown sister's nod she turned and approached a shelf to the left of the desk. There she knew were books on other races and cultures. Seeing one on Ogier she decided to investigate further. Taking the book and finding a chair she started to read.

 

Just as she was really interested in the book and was about six pages into it she heard someone say "You, Novice, tell me your name." Since it seemed the person was almost at her shoulder she looked up from her reading and seeing the Accepted staring at her she stood, slid the ribbon into the book to keep her place, curtsied and said "Taei, Accepted."

 

-*-*-

 

"Taei, Accepted."

 

At least the girl was respectful. By the looks of her, she was reasonably new to the Tower, as she didn’t cringe when Gaiya spoke to her, most did. Don’t be to hard on her, it’s not her fault Fiera is a little maggot. Yet another intruding thought, there were too many of those since Fiera arrived. Begrudgingly though, Gaiya had to admit that it was right.

 

“Well, Taei. It is uncommon for a Novice to be reading up on Ogier. Why might I ask? Never mind, another time. I need you to find someone for me. She is another Novice, a Saldaean too, only slightly shorter than me,†Gaiya raised her hand to give an indication of the heights she meant, “Her name is Fiera. Oh by the way, my name is Gaiya.†Gaiya hoped that her wondering about the Ogier book wasn’t too accusing, but she was in a foul mood at Fiera being missing like this.

[Taei]

"Yes, Accepted." Taei curtsied. "I will look for her. Might I enquire as to where you think she might be?" Judging the Accepted's mood, that might be a risky question, but it may make finding her a lot quicker.

 

She glanced at her book once, nerviously as she awaited a response and tried not to fidget too much.

 

OOC: sorry for the delay, it wasn't too good, sorry, a little rushed.