Out of Character:
Closed to Roht Mirage. Takes place after Kaida's IK initiation.
Outside seemed fantastic enough with those giant walls... but inside?
Incredible.
Actually, this place was more than just incredible. It was... hmm, let me find those words... exhilarating, fantastical, sensational... Yep, those would be the proper words.
This was the Ixian Castle, home of the valiant Ixian Knights... I was supposed to live here?? I couldn't see how I could! This just proved how amazing the Orlouges were to their members, allowing them to live in this amazing palace with them. And they took me, a ragtag orphan, in as one of those members.
Well, actually, I have no idea if the word "orphan" really describes me or not. I actually have no idea who I really am. I just popped out of nowhere someday, with my backpack and weapons at ready, with a blank slate of paper over my memories. Well, that was an odd way to get started...
But that was behind me within this minute, as of now I was staring in awe of the main hall for the very first time.
It was so beautiful. Simply beautiful. So many smaller doors led to the rest of the castle, they simply stood there at the sides of the room. The banners flying above too were beautiful. Given it was a windy day and the bridge was currently lowered, a breeze was allowing them to flow with the currents of the sky. Also, this place was huge, very huge. I'm sure they could fit some two hundred people in this room at one time!
And here I stood, in the midst of all this greatness, looking around like an idiot. Attempting to look more like an adult than the child I was, I crossed my arms and narrowed my purple eyes by a teeny tiny bit, putting all my weight only on one leg and leaning on it. I looked around carefully, as I had been instructed that I was to be shown around this place by a "distinctive" person. When I asked what she was like so I could find her, I was told that I would catch her instantly. She was more "Fallien" oriented than Corone oriented. Now, I knew that Fallien was a sandy county that was extremely hot, but did they ever stop to consider that I'd never been to that country to know of their true features and the people there??
Nope.
So here I was, trying to act grown up, but failing; and glancing from place to place just hoping to catch my tour guide. Yup... Bad first day so far!