Sjal smiled and said, "I'm sure you'll figure it out someday. You only just arrived here. Take your time… you have years and years. I assure you the aelves aren't going anywhere and neither is Caelum." She smiled at the thought of him dying. She wasn't brave enough to try… surely it would be suicide to go there and start trouble. But nobody would expect Raya… maybe she could plot Caleum's demise.
"I'll take you up on your advice. I'll go take a nap." She yawned and laid her head on the desk and slept.
A strange noise came to disturb Sjal's peaceful sleep after about half an hour. She opened her eyes slightly and looked for the source of this sound. She looked towards the window and saw a bird pecking at the glass. She wondered if it was just a bird that had gotten lost or if it was someone who wanted to signal to her. She wanted to go back to sleep but just before closing her eyes, she saw something on the bird's leg. she got out of bed and moved to the window. She opened it and caught the bird. He then grabbed the message and unfolded it. It was an order. Sjal read carefully in order to know all the details.
"Looks like I need to go help teach some kids at the school. Want to come?" she asked Sjal.
She groaned at not having slept much but she quickly left the house. With the increase in casualties from war, many of her comrades, who were responsible for the education and training of young students at the schools, were not entirely available to fulfill their duties. It was her turn to take care of these young children, most of whom would soon be able to take their basic combat exams and graduate onto the next level of training. Sjal was surprised that these kids didn't learn anything she was taught was actually useful. It was like they were bred just to be cannon fodder.
With a little luck, they would pass and become formidable warriors. The program for the day was simple. According to her instructions she needed to ensure that the young students knew the basics of using weaponry which was, as her peers had come to know, was something she was skilled with. Suffice to say,, this task would be a walk in the park as far as she was concerned. However, she still had to succeed in making the young want to follow her lesson carefully, which was something entirely different from simply knowing how to aim with a sword. Who knew, maybe there was a student in this class who would be able to teach her something.
She pushed the door open with a small smile. About twenty students were already there, sitting in their places. Moving forward without a sound, she positioned herself with her back to the board, allowing her to take them all in with a single glance. For the moment, she preferred not to say anything and simply observed them. She then turned her face toward one of the windows, taking a look at the clear sky gradually settling over the city. Redirecting her attention to the future canon fodder, she realized she needed to start the class, but what could she say?
Yes, it might have seemed like a stupid question, but having twenty students in front of her for the first time was not so simple in the end. Well, well, well, she should probably introduce herself. Yes, that would be a good start. After all, they had never had her as a teacher before. No doubt, upon hearing the name, some would understand why she looked so foreign.
"I am your new instructor. I have other things to do so let's start. I want to see everyone work hard."
Sjal waited for the students to line up and start the exercise. Of course, she had noticed that a young rogue was deliberately teasing his classmates to make them fail. She didn't act for the moment, wanting the little rascal to understand for himself what was wrong with his behavior. After a while, the little rascal didn't understand, so she had to do something about it.
