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"I-it's very nice to meet you as well." Lacie offered a tentative greeting, her face still a bit nervous. She wasn't yet smiling, but it was undoubtedly due to her shyness when meeting new people. "I am Lacie." She introduced herself in a quiet voice, it was barely audible to those unless they were close to her.

Her attention was caught by the entrance of another into the temple. Lacie couldn't help but notice the confidence with which he walked with into the temple. He was.. one of the four horsemen, wasn't he? She had seen him before. She wanted to ask him if he was all right. But his expression was.. Lacie couldn't tell. But then again, all of the horsemen were a little .. odd. Not that Lacie saw anything wrong with it.

She held one hand nervously to her chest, looking about, before bowing respectfully to him.

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'My apologies, your Highness, if we intruded when you needed time in solitude, but since my training here I feel the Isle of Conquest is the most becoming and inspiring place', Wylfenne answered. Strangely enough, they were telling the truth - if anything in the Clans Isles could be called dear to them, that would certainly be the Isle of Conquest.

Invictus was one who, while growing up in a very high status, did not really believe in treating others as anything but their own actions merited. So that he had addressed the pair would not have been considered strange from his track record.

"Not at all. I was merely paying my respects to my father in his absence." he explained. "I like to think that perhaps someday I will be as wise and strong as he is."

She looked up at the statue, never having thought that they would entertain the same hopes and dreams. The four horsemen was already so very strong, Lacie believed. They were able to do things that the reaper had never dreamed of doing.

But to hear Invictus speak, Lacie almost felt like they could be acquaintances.. Not that Lacie would ever deign herself to be a friend.

"I believe that you can be." Her voice rung with faith in Invictus. As far as she had seen of his character, as long as he had the dream and ambition to do so, then he would succeed. "Perhaps you will even surpass him." She smiled at him. Maybe it was presumptious of her to do so since she had never met his father. H-Had she said too much?

Lacing her hands behind her back, she lifted her gaze to look at Invictus's father's statue. If she had to speak truthfully, Lacie envied the horseman for having such a tight grasp of a goal he wanted to achieve. Right now, Lacie couldn't say what she wanted to do. She was such a silly and indecisive student.

And she could only accompany the other student's words with a nervous look. His entirely formal way of speaking was impressive, but Lacie couldn't really understand. Or say anything to compliment it. She was ... actually inept at that.

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She probably hadn't succeeded in saying anything other than what the heir had already heard. Still, she wished for his success. If that were to be in a few months, a few years, or twenty years from now, Lacie wanted to see the outcome.

When he spoke again, she tilted her head, wondering if he was speaking of them.. or himself? No, he must have been speaking of them. Lacie was often mistaken; her friends would probably agree.

His worries of their inconvenience had the reaper waving her hands . "No, not at all! Please don't think of it as any trouble at all, and don't worry yourself." She reassured the young heir. It was enough that they had allowed the students a chance to visit their islands and teach them. Indeed. She couldn't have asked for anything more! She didn't mind staying here for a day longer, finding it vastly exciting to explore what she hadn't yet explored.

"Your clan's temple is lovely." She scampered off a few steps, spinning around to look at the two males. Her long silver hair followed after. "Indeed!" Not to mention the flowing, intricate titles, along with the large statues. Although she looked .. incredible small in comparison to everything around them. And since she was even shorter than the two males and Aurian, yes, it was a little odd.

"I suppose that's true," Aurian admitted, after considering Wylfenne's words. Maybe there was no reason for an ambassador to care what students thought of him. He must have nicer to the teachers, though, or Aurian couldn't see them not feeding him to Hellma or something.

Aurian looked up when her name was called. Spying Lacie, she waved eagerly to the other Reaper. "Hi! No, it's fine, we're just making new friends." That was always a fun thing to do. The more the merrier, right? Aurian beamed when Wylfenne confirmed that Lacie was welcome to join them.

It was rather embarrassing to admit, but it took Aurian quite some time to realise who the short young Clansman was. Aisa had been the first Heir Aurian had met - she would have expected someone equally as imposing for Conquest's Heir. She blushed and felt bad for judging.

Invictus' words had her nodding along. Aurian also often wondered if she could live up to the things the school expected of her. It was hard when she compared yourself to others around you and felt sorely lacking. And it was probably much more important for an Heir to be strong and perfect.

Swinging her gaze back and forth between the other two ghouls, Aurian mimicked the bows they used to greet the Heir. "Yes, thank you," she replied when he asked if they were enjoying the island. "Everything is so lovely. This is only the third island I've visited, but it's the prettiest by far."

She smiled, trying to force a state of calm over her nerves, as Lacie and Wylfenne gave their encouragements. "I'm sure you will. Working hard doesn't seem to be a problem for anyone in the Four Clans. You're all very impressive."

A distance away from all three of her companions, Lacie was very nearly outside. She momentarily disappeared from the conversation, Lacie rounding around the corner, to outside, spotting several flowers growing near one of the sidewalks. Kneeling down, she picked them up carefully. When she was done, she looked around for them, still finding them in the same place. She came back with one for each of them. Coming back to them, she held out her hand and waited for them to hold out theirs. She handed one to Aurian, to Wylfenne, and to Invictus. Each one was a little different. It wasn't as beautiful or striking as say, a rose. One could probably attain it anywhere in the war isle. But nevertheless, it was a flower beautiful in its simplicity.

"Nature is indeed very wonderful." Closing her eyes, she liked Conquest's words very much.

"You don't have to rush. Do things at your own pace. And eventually, we'll all reach our goals."

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