LHAPLCT US4.0 | Chapter 0443 We had no fairies at this school though, fairies aren't always known for their niceness despite what popular stories might say. Most of them couldn't stand shifters and other creatures of the night. They were selfish and if you got too close to one, they could, and most do, harm with their magic. They are known to keep to themselves, and they certainly aren't ones to mess with.
With that being said, most fairies don’t want to attend a school where shifters are, so we don’t have any at this school. But that doesn’t mean this school isn't open to them.
| never encountered a fairy myself; I'm not exactly sure what one would look like. | imagine them to be very tiny just as the stories say, however, the stories tend to be wrong about a
LIAPLET Ua4.s | lot of things.
When | didn’t say anything, she continued.
“There's no one of my kind here... so making new friends is difficult,” she admitted, her face growing even more red.
“So, you are a fairy.” It wasn't a question, but she nodded anyway.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I know what the rumors say that we aren't nice creatures,” she said as she met my eyes. “And that may be true for a lot of fairies. But my family and | are different. We moved away and started a new life. It’s a difficult adjustment...” “It's always hard going to a new school. This is my second year at this academy and I'm still trying to get used to it." 2/8 - i
Lhapiel Ua4q4s | Her eyes widened.
“Second year? How old are you? You look so young, | would have thought it was your first year or something,” she said, staring around my face with an alarmed expression, making me chuckle.
“I'm 18," | answered. “The academy starts at the age of 17,” | further explained. 1 “You're my age,” she said. “The school of Magic starts at the age of 15. | went there for 3 years before coming here. I'm starting fresh with my family, so | guess technically this is my first year.” | sat down beside her.
“So, you are from Emerson? | heard that's a beautiful city,” | say fondly.
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LChapter 0443 | Emerson in class, but | never visited, and | always wanted to. | “It was very nice yes,” she said, but | could see the uncertainty in her eyes. “ But the city life wasn't a place forus.
| | i | " We stuck it out for a few years, but....
Her voice trailed off, not wanting to a .
continue any further. I | (yay Lm wd . | . fi ih Hl i Fi It's okay,” | said quickly. “You don't have to talk about it.
| em | She swallowed hard before taking a deep breath. | “My mother got sick because we couldn't be in our natural habitat,” she said in a breath. mea FURR ER i i i “Natural habitat?” | as ked, unsure of what that meant. Le “We are forest fairies,” she i explained. “We have to be near the forest and in the city, there aren't Wl 4/8
Lapel uaas | many forest lands.” “A forest fairy?” | asked, my eyes widening. “So, you draw strength from the forest?” She nodded her head once.
"We work to keep the forest alive,” she further explained. “It's our main job.” | “That's cool,” | said, and | truly meant that. “l too draw strength from the forest in a way. It helps strengthen my abilities as a Volana and it centers me.” | ul i She gasped loudly. | “You're a Volana wolf?” She asked.
She didn't sound terrified, just shocked. | nodded my head in response.
“Wow. | had never met a real Volana 5/8 - Ll
LIA PLET u449 | before. But | heard of them. You don’t seem as vicious in real life,” she said, staring around my face in wonder.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm| laughed.
“| could say the same about you,” | said in return; this made her laugh as well. “Did you say you needed help with your studies?” | She sighed and glanced at her book.
“I'm behind because I'm starting in the middle of the school year. These lessons are different than the ones I'm used to at my old school and I'm kind of lost...” she admitted. “I'm not sure what to do. My parents are paying a lot of money to send me here and | don't want to disappoint them.
“Hey, it's okay,” | said with a smile. “| don’t mind helping you. I'm pretty good at most subjects. | can swing by your dorm later and we can get to 6/8 ei a
AER Le 928d BR ELL 0 2) work. I'm assuming the rest of your assignments are there, right?” She was quiet for a moment longer, staring down at her hands now.
“| actually live off campus with my parents,” she said softly. “There weren't any singular rooms left and no one wanted to room with a fairy...” My heart fell into my stomach, but before | could say anything, | heard Enzo’s voice in my head as he used his mindlink to connect with me.
“Lila, where are you?” a “In the student lounge talking to someone. Why?” | asked in the mindlink. LE i “I need to see for myself that you are okay and safe,” Enzo said quickly.
Stay where you are.” “Why? What's going on?” ke an
LAaiapiel ua4d | “I just got word from Ethan,” he quickly explained. “It's about Jazzy...” “Jazzy?” | asked, feeling my heart weigh heavily in my chest. “What happened?” “She escaped.”