Welcome to Gaia! ::

"Everything? Well, uh um, well, that could be a lot, but, uh, here goes I guess. Um, well, first off their's a training center here on the grounds, which is where I lived for the past year while they trained me. The basic training is mostly physical but in the last three months they test you to see if you are adept enough to learn spirit capture, if you are they continue teaching you spirit capture and they keep up the physical trainign untill the end of the training period. The training classes are arranged into groups and are set in six month blocks. I didnt't know that and I joined right after the last Promotional Meeting, so I completed my training six months ago. Since then I've been doing advanced individual training with the teachers between classes. Theirs dorms, training facilities, the cafeteria, a libraray, and an armory all on site here. Everything's free as long as you work for them, once you are promoted to Hunter-Gaurdian then you start earning a salary. Also once you are promoted most people are assigned weapons according to their skills, I inherited mine, the cost of those weapons is deducted from their bi-monthly salaries.

"Anything else? Or would you like me to continue on something?" William asked.

"Uhh, I guess that that's really all I've got. Would you like me to take you somewhere, or...?" William asked, slightly confused as to what to do now.

When the two of them had finished eating William escorted her to the Dormitories.

"All of the rooms are the same, so we simply have to find one that is unoccupied and it is all yours. Actually I believe that the room just down the hall from mine is open, and I'll show you which is mine. That way if there is anything that you need you'll know where to find me and you can come and ask." William said.

They entered the Dormitory Building and ascended two flights of stairs. Once the had reached the third floor they continued down the hall a short distance. They paused at the second door on the right.

"This is my room. Like I said, if there is anything you need feel free to come and ask."

They continued another short distance down the hall and stopped at the fourth door on the left.

"Well, let's check and see." William said as he tried the door.

It opened without resistance. He pushed the door open and stepped aside so that Zenobia could see what lay inside. A plain twin bed with simple white sheets and pillows, a white comforter lay folded at the foot of the bed, was set against the center of the righthand wall. A sturdy wooden nightstand stood next to the bed, a simple metal lamp with a white shade stood upon it. There was chest at the foot of the bed, wooden with iron hinges and latches. A wooden dresser was against the center of the wall closest to them, and a set of wooden shelves was against the lefthand wall. A cast-iron key lay upon the center shelf.

"Well I guess this is your room for now. I hope it's okay. Go ahead and take the key on the shelf. There's public showers in the third door on this side of the hall. It's, uhh, co-ed, so if any of the guys around here give you a hard time feel free to ruff 'em up a bit, or you could let me know and I could take care of 'em for you. So, uhh, is there anywhere else you'd like to go, or are you gonna call it a day?"

"Sure, no problem. I know where plenty of good stores are. Are you looking for anything in particular, or are you within a certain price range?" William asked.

Williams eyes widened slightly at the size of the pouch, and she had said it was mostly gold!?

"Well, uh, yeah. There are some expensive stores here but with that much spending money you shouldn't have any problems." William said slightly flustered.

"Well, shall we get going?" He asked.

"Well those shouldn't be too hard to find. Let's go." William said.

He led her down the stairs and out of the building, from there the two of them turned and left the complex through a large gate next to a guardhouse. A guard cam out holding a clipboard and the two of them had to sign their names before he would open the gate for them. From there they walked out onto a wide cobbled street. They followed this deeper into the village for a while and finally came a sort of "downtown" where many shops and stores were located. William led Zenobia deeper into the throng of people that were bustling about untill finally he found what he was looking for. A Ladies Clothing Store.

"Here we are." William said as he looked in the large windows at the wide array of clothing that was to be found inside.

"Damn! You definately believe in being prepared don't you? Well, should we head back, or is there something else that you would like to look for?" William asked.