Welcome to Gaia! ::

Kaien smiled. "I think meeting me first would be a good first step indeed, please come in."

He moved to the side so she could pass through the door. She definitely didn't have the serious air that Evangeline and Sebastian did, but then again he knew that there were those who were far less involved in the conflict.

"What brings you to the Mortal Realm?" He asked, inviting her to sit.

"Ah, the flow of energy was a little something that was cooked up by the original tenants of this Academy - the Monks who originally guarded the gate used it to help those from the other Realms feel at home." Kaien didn't have much experience with Fae because the conflict brought mostly Angel dissidents to the Gateway, but he liked her energy and felt certain she would liven up the grounds.

"I'm happy your family feels this way about the Mortal realm, though. Many treat it as a lesser Realm, but we do have our redeeming features." He riffled through the desk for a key and a Keystone badge.

"You'll be rooming in Keystone dorm with others who have traveled through the Gateway to learn from our academy. You'll be in 302, on the top floor." He handed her the Key etched with the room number. "Also, we permit our Keystone students to use the Gateway. The Keystone badge will allow you to do so. I do ask, however, that you go no farther than Atlanthum." He handed her a small pin that contained polished stones glowing a faint red.



Kaien folded his hands and continued. "Speaking of the Gateway, you must remember that it is a secret we keep from humankind. If other humans learned that there was a physical Gateway to the Other Realms, the outcome would be tragic. If you must talk of its existence, speak only to other Keystone students."

"I understand this is a lot of information, do you have any questions?"

The Headmaster shook his head. "Honestly, most humans have little knowledge of your kind. What they do know is termed 'supernatural' and is subject to disbelief or written off as Fairy Tales" He smiled at the idea of explaining Fairy Tales to an actual Fairy.

"Humans tell the stories of your kind to their children. Since there are so few of you and the secret is so closely guarded, all actual encounters are diminished and made into legend." He folded his hands serenely, "Our students may go home and tell their parents, but naturally they ignore the stories as fantasies made up by youthful minds. Eventually, the students learn not to tell of their schoolmates abilities and the parents forget what they've heard."

He smiled. "I understand your trepidation, but we have not as of yet had any instances that need attending to."

"Ah yes, and you may do whatever to your room that you wish....as long as it does not physically damage the building..." he added the last knowing the tendencies of the Keystone students.

"Ah, well then you have my permission to do whatever you wish with it. Oh, but do remember we have an extensive grounds area. I'm certain you'll find it amusing. Is there anything else you'd like to know?"

"Lovely, then I shall see you around campus. Be sure to keep from frightening the other students -" Though by the look of her he doubted that she would, "And do your best in classes."

He stood, escorting her to the door and closed it gently behind her when she left.

A young man of 19 walked down the hall with his bag slung over his shoulder, stopping at the headmaster's door. So far the school had seemed just as fancy as he'd figured, it not more. What kind of crazy highclass school had his parents sent him off to? Without setting his bag down, he knocked firmly on the door a few times and waited casually leaning against the wall.