Cassandra turned her head toward Fay, then gave a sigh. "Yes, I look forward to some satisfactory eating."
It was not long before Arion returned into the room, followed by a short, stumpy man with a thick white mustache. The man carried two large plates, upon which were large piles of what looked like biscuits. He set both dishes on the table, and Arion set a large pitcher of some greenish juice as well. The chef then moved to the cabinet, from which he took out enough cups for each of the visitors.
"Please enjoy," Arion said, standing above General Pedallus, who inspected his biscuit carefully. "When you all finish, I shall show you to your rooms." He and the chef then exited the kitchen.
"Ehh...I guess it's okay," Solius admitted, biting into the biscuit, which appeared to be filled with syrup and butter.
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"It's an interesting city, I suppose," Mizu said, turning to look at Ed. She had almost forgotten he was even there, and had to stop for a moment to recall meeting him. "I've never really been there officially. I've only seen it in pictures."
"Alright, try not to get in the way of my training," Nimbus growled, with a painfully serious expression aimed at Din and Enyo. Noticing this disrespectful glare, Mizu launched a hard slap across Nimbus' face, leaving a wide red mark.
Mizu led the group to one of the upper floors, stopping on the way to grab some breakfast bars (Nimbus glared at Din and Enyo the entire time while he ate his grain bar), then she led them into a large gym-like chamber. It was probably large enough to fit near a thousand people. Pillars of rough leather were lined up neatly in the gym, most likely used for sparring exercises, and weight-training equipment was stationed along the outer perimeter. Several boxes and barrels could be seen placed erratically around the chamber. They contained towels and bottles of water and all sorts of exercising necessities.
Mizu led the five farther into the gym, finally reaching a door which lead to another gym-like room. This one was smaller, however, and did not contain pillars for sparring. Instead, the room was completely empty, with the exception of four glowing pillars of a golden energy that were placed in the corners of the room.
"Those are Anti-magic Locks. They put a limit on how much magic can be used in this room," Mizu explained. When she saw Nimbus' confused stare, she added, "This is the room intended for training magic skills. Therefore, certain restrictions are needed to be placed so some jackass can't just blow up the place with advanced magic."
"So I'm gonna be learning magic?" Nimbus asked, quite eagerly.
Mizu blinked a few times, somewhat puzzled. "You're supposed to already know magic. You have a Sacred Skyrune, after all."
"I don't know any magic! Teach me some if you want me to be of use, dammit!"
Another slap.
"Don't raise your voice at me Nimbus. We have to take this training with focus," Mizu chided him, glancing at Din in embarrassment and shame. "Watch me, you newbie."