ahh, that is really too bad Leala...but sadly time isn't always on your side.

Almost done with the class req :)

They arrived at the village and the blue sister gave each accepted a tower guard for escort as they went in their own direction looking for a cause. Liana was given an older tower guard for escort and he seemed a bit on the tough side, especially with those stone cold eyes eying the surroundings in front of them as they walked.

Liana had heard that some practiced something called the flame and the void where they put all their emotions in a flame to temporarily shut them off. It made Liana shiver a little but she could understand it somehow, since they cannot allow their emotions to get the better of them in a dangerous situation.

They walked a bit down the street of the village and a sobbing voice of a child hit a chord in Liana “Mom…mom” the child cried. She walked up to the child and sat down “What’s the matter? Are you lost and without your mother?” and the child sobbingly nodded shyly at Liana. She embraced the child and patted the child’s back. “It’s okay, I’ll help you find her.” Liana said with a soothing voice.

The tower guard glanced around to see if he could spot the young child’s mother anywhere near. But nobody that was around seemed to be the child’s mother or father for that matter. So while she held the child in her arms they decided to look for her mother.

As they walked Liana tried to comfort the child that was still sobbing in her arms. “What’s your name?” She asked to get the child to think about something else “Y-yura…” Yura answered “What a pretty name. Mine is Liana.” It seemed to help comfort the child a bit. After moment of walking they finally succeeded in finding Yura’s mother. It happened that she had accidently let go of her hand in a crowd, and in so lost her on the way. But with Liana’s help they had finally found each other again, and her mother smiled brightly at her beloved child “Thank you so much, Aes Sedai thank you so much.” The woman deeply curtsied to Liana.

Liana warmly smiled back and offered her well wish to the mother and started walking back to where they were supposed to meet at the tree with the rest.

Hm...if I didn't have a lot of studies and other stuff going on..I might have been able to apply..or create a bio to help the group out.

I hope it all works out soon :) It seems to be fewer active groups now a days from what I remember.

*sneaks into the warder yard* Welcome newbie :) *tries to sneak out but falls over a drunk guard on the way out*

ah, well..I've been around DM for a long time hehe You'll get the hang of it :)

Yep, See you around

Thanks for the approval and..bumpi di bump.

I don't have a lot of stuff left to do before the three oaths :) It feels good.

After hearing her friend's comforting words Liana felt a little a better. They had always been there for each other through the good and the bad times.

It really felt good having Ay'lira by her side at this time. "Thank you for always being there for me." Liana said with a little more cheerful voice.

After a moment of talking and sobbing Liana stood up from her bed and brought out two cups. She poured her favorite Saldean tea for her friend and herself.

She used the fire element to heat up the tea. "This herbal tea has quite a bitter taste to it, so not everyone likes it. But it's good for when you're feeling down."

Liana said to her friend while handing her the cup. She took a sip and as she held the cup in her hand Liana’s hands trembled a bit. Her emotions were still fresh in her mind. She just couldn’t understand why her mother hadn’t told her about it before she went to the tower. It really made no sense at all to her.

“What about you, is there anything that’s bothering you?” Liana wanted to talk about something else than rather keep thinking about her mother betrayal. “Is your class with the novice that keeps taking in too much of saidar going well?” She had finished her cup of tea and used a weave of air to fetch some more herbal tea from the container.

Just before Liana took a sip of her herbal tea tears started welling out again, and she wiped her tears.

Thanks! :)

Mm..understood :( If I came back I'd probably chose

archer or cavalry..since I've come I want to play different types of characters.

I've got an accepted at the moment and waiting for my BT bio to be approved.

Well, it'd be an old face with a new twist/character hehe

I'll give it a thought though :) anything you'd actually have use for?

Aha, I see. The only person I remember from that time.

Is Drea raylin..I think she was in the scouts and approved the bios

I have had thoughts about returning to the band..

Just not I would have time for three characters along with uni

But you never know...if so with a new character.

Woow! I didn't expect that. I couldn't speak nor write in English at that time.

But I did my best...and hadn't read the first book yet either.

I was somehow able to join the band though..I didn't rp much though

Since I wasn't good enough in English.

Yeah, have lots of fun there. :)

OKay, I just sent in my Bio finally...hopefully it'll work out and I can play with you guys soon ;)

Ya, Happy Birthday Kat. Have a really grand one

The person opening the door was Liana's close friend Ay'lira whom she had been raised with. Liana's friend rushed to her side when she saw that Liana was spacing out.

At first Liana didn't notice that she sat down beside her until she gently asked "Liana, what happened?" Liana turned her head slowly toward her friend.

And stared momentarily at her friend with a now slightly more sad face. "Th-this...it can't be true, can it? Why didn't she tell me...?" Said Liana with a saddened voice to her friend.

She picked up the letter and stared at it while tears started welling out, and she just couldn't hold it in anymore and just cried out against her friend's shoulder.

"Sh-she is all I have left...why, Ay'lira..why does it keep happening to me." Liana's usually pretty sky-blue eyes began to turn toward a more reddish colour because of all the tears.

She felt like screaming her heart out, but didn't so that she wouldn't scare her friend or anyone passing by outside her door. After a moment she decided to hand the letter to her friend, so she could read it because in the state Liana was in at the moment she wouldn't be able to say much. The letter was written on a fine parchment and with a fine quality ink.

You could tell that whoever had written it had taking their time to make sure it was in high quality. Her mother had always taken her time when she wrote a letter.

Even if it wasn't supposed to be sent to a noble house or someone of high status, but that was how Alina t'alore was like.

When Liana handed the parchment to Ay'lira her hands was shaking because of he weakened state she was in. After handing it over Liana started fingering with

her long black hair, and even lowered her head slightly.

OOC: Sorry if it's a bit short...let me know if I should change something. :)

She sat at her desk cleaning up her scrabbling notes when the blue sister entered the door. Liana noticed how the blue sister was dressed and got excited.

She knew that the blue stockngs meant that they would finally be able to travel outside the tower. Without really noticing it herself, she began to smile broadly.

She handed in her essay and then went straight to her chamber to get ready for their trip. Liana almost ran over another Accepted on her way to her quarters.

She gave an exclamation of forgiveness and then hurried away. Liana couldn't wait to sit on a horse again. She had always enjoyed riding.

She looked through her different riding boots and chose some really sturdy brown ones. She put on her brown boots and her simple but warm grey cloak.

As she almost ran all the way to the stable Liana couldn't help but wear a luminous smile and some of the people she passed by stared at her.

But she was just so excited to ride again that she didn't mind all the stares she got. The only thing missing was Liana's horse that was at home. Her mother had bought the horse for her fifteen's birthday, and on that day she had taught Liana all the basics and notices how quickly Liana learned.

When she entered the stable only a few others had arrived. Liana would have to borrow a horse from the tower for the time being, until she could buy a new one.

She went from stall to stall to an approiate horse for her. A moment later a white horse nuzzled at her for attention, and so she petted it on the back.

She then waited a little nervously for the blue sister and the rest to come.

Liana had been asked to teach a class about the air element as she was talented in that element. And her students had been doing quite well today, some had improved a bit,

especially Wira who had had trouble in the first couple of lessons. Liana was proud of her none the less for what she had accomplished so far.

BUt now she had to go back to her room to get some well needed rest and hopefully talk with Ay'lira, one of her closest friends in the tower. They had been sticking together ever since they were novices. She liked talking with Ay'lira. When Liana was close to her room a bit taller novice knocked at her door. Liana called out to the novice and came over, and when Liana was at her door the novice handed her a letter, then curtsied and walked away.

With the beautiful penmanship Liana knew who it was from, and it brought a luminous smile to her face. Mother...I miss you as well, and don't worry I am dong very well here.She thought to herself. She then turned the knob and walked inside her a little bigger chamber compared to when she was a novice. She put down her notes, pen at the desk and sat down her bed and opened the letter.

Lia,

I am writing you this letter to tell you something that I should have told you a long time ago.

But first, let me tell you how proud I am of you. You are all alone in a new place, but you have not once sent me a letter to tell me to come and get you.

After Liana had read some of the letter she had to stop for a short moment to collect her breath a new. Lia was a nick name her mother rarely used and only when there was something that really troubled her mother. Liana wasn't sure she could go on reading the letter, but at the same time she wanted to know what her mother wanted to say after all these years.

When you were young I really wanted to tell you, but your father told me to wait. Until you were older and more mature to understand.

Now that I think about it, he was right. He's a clever, and insightful man, your father. I miss him everyday, and still wait for him to come through the door any minute now.

I wish it could've been different...but it is as it is.

Liana almost felt like throwing the letter and never read it again, but she must now what was so important. A sudden tear built up in her left eye and rolled slowly down her cheek.

She wept the tear from her fair skin and mustered some extra courage to keep reading.

Liana, I am sorry to tell you like this. But I am fatally ill. I will most probably be on my deathbed as you read this.

I have been ill for quite many years now, and I am starting to get really tired.

I don't have the same urge to keep going as before, when you and your father was around. Here, it is getting lonely without you both.

I am truly sorry, Lia. But, you need to focus on your studies and become the best Aes Sedai that you can be.

Please, don't grieve for me. For I am not gone, I am always with you.

In your heart, I am there.

Your loving mother,

Alina t'Alore.

Liana blinked at the letter and put it slowly down beside her on the bed and just sat quiet on her bed. When suddenly a soft knock on the door came, but Liana sat on her bed for a moment without saying or moving. Then she said after a moment with a low-toned voice "Come in." and whoever was there opened the door.

Liana hadn't been entirely sure what she would actually choose, but the choice was between the green and the blue ajah.

The green or as it was also known as the battle ajah had been the first choice for her. Mostly because of her father's demise against the shadow those years ago.

After some thinking she decided to go to the libabry to do some research for her essay.

The importance of the Blue Ajah

By Liana Alore

The Blue Ajah; a small but very dedicated Ajah. The Blue dedicate their very life to a cause so important that to other sisters they seem to loose themselves.

Unlike the green they do not bond more than one warder, but unlike the red they do not despite men either. But if they do not share the Blue's cause then they are

simply in the way. Saving the world, promote justice, and other causes in the world is what a Blue is all about. They also have a vast ears & eyes network working for them.

And it is also the biggest one out of all the Ajahs. From both my own experience and by watching my mother, a network is very important. Without one you do not know

what is gong on in the world outside your own country. But I also think that the Blue Ajah is one of the most important Ajahs, not just because of their vast network, but

also because of what they try to achieve in the world. A sister that dedicate her entire life to saving the world in one way or another, is one I would be proud to be sister to.

Liana read her essay again and thought about her mother and her father, and how they would be proud of her. They probably be standing in front of her with smiling faces.

Thinking how well they've raised their daughter. Then she walked back to the class room and put down her notes and pen on her desk.

She then gave her essay to the blue sister with a luminous smile.

As the blue sister talked about the age of legend Liana started taking notes as much as she thought was needed and interesting to know.

About the meaning of Aes Sedai and Ajah she did not write down as she already knew what they meant. But she did take note of their history though.

When the sister mentioned about the madness of the manly Aes Sedai Liana tried to keep her posture as much as she could.

Then she noticed one of the Accepted half raised her hand and taking it down at the mention of the male Aes Sedai, Liana didn't know who the person was.

But she could understand why the woman had tried to raise her hand for question about it.

After a short time of listening to the lecture the blue showed the ancient staff to everyone, and allowed them to take a closer look at it.

When the staff came to Liana she could barely hold her excitement from bursting out. She touched the blue feathers smoothly and wondered what kind of bird it could be.

But the carvings on it caught Liana's eyes the most, and she couldn't help but look even more closer now.

Maybe my mother could've translated some of it...that would have been so much fun to do together. Just...really wish she was here with me. Liana thought to herself,

and gave the staff to another accepted that sat behind her. Liana didn't recognize any of the other people in the room. Her roommate must be somewhere else,

taking a different class than her.

It wasn't me though, it was kronos..*tries to sneak away*

Liana mustered as much speed as she could because she was late for the class, a blue sister was teaching today.

She was usually in time but for some reason she had over slept today, and nearly forgot to bring a pen, ink, and paper with her.

When Liana arrived she wasn't late by much, the door had just flung open and before she walked inside she took a long breath, then she walked inside and curtsied to the sister.She sat down at one of the empty seats in the room and looked around a bit and caught a glance of the staff. It was an ancient quarter staff with blue feathers at the top of it.

There were carvings of the old tongue on the staff as well, but with only knowing a few basic words in the old tongue Liana didn't know what it said.

Then the teacher spoke up "Welcome Accepteds. I am Alia Mariadoon, Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. I am pleased to see so much interest in you for this class. As much as I would love to welcome you all someday to this Ajah, I am well aware that it is unlikely I will get that pleasure. Please do not feel the pressure to see yourself in one of these shawls." Liana listened to the sister and thought to herself I have always wondered if the blue is for me. The blue sister gestured to her blue shawl at the desk. Liana hadn’t noticed the sister’s shawl until now, because the staff had been more interesting with all the old tongue carvings on it.

Even though her mother didn’t of course speak fluent old tongue she still knew enough to teach her daughter some of the basics. But these carvings she hadn’t seen before though, and that made it even more interesting to Liana.

The sister went on to say that the class wasn’t about making them into blue sisters or if they had what it took to be a blue sister. But rather make you aware of what it means to be a blue sister and why we do what we do. Liana thought to herself Perfect…just perfect, exactly what I want to know. She even smiled to herself and fingered with her pen.

"So now, what does it mean to be an Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah? At this point in your training you must have at least had some curiosity about the ajahs, and have formed some semblance of an idea on what you think the Blue Ajah is all about. So please tell me now what the Blue Ajah means to you." The question almost caught Liana totally off guard and she had to collect her senses again. She put down her pen and started thinking about the question seriously. Then after some of the other Accepted had answered the question Liana raised her hand and spoke up with as much confidence as she could muster “I’m not sure but from what I can recall from my readings, the blue is not concerned with means but is all about goals. And that they promote justice.” Liana lowered her hand and waited for the others to answer as well.

OOC: I'll post the two other posts tomorrow.

Aww...it just got cleaned..*tries to clean up with the one power* um, I didn't do it..*accidently puts the place on fire.*

*points at kronos* He did it..