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"What's so beautiful about those?" Kara asked curiously.

Power, and things like that were intangible things, so how could they be beautiful? Sure if it was something else like maybe a child's laughter, she could understand, but power was such a strong word. If not, an excessively strong word, because it suggested blunt force without any grace, or maybe it was just what her mind connected to it.

"Things are just tough now," Kara replied softly, "For Atalya I mean, it still hasn't been that long since your war if I recall, not even with the time difference. She is always thinking about how people view her, sometimes, it is the people who do not want the power, that are the best suited," she shrugged a bit, "The city is thriving the last time I was there, and while there is certainly security issues, it can't be helped. The country is recovering, and lord I remember now why I hated politcs," Kara commented off handly, "Thank goodness I let Tracy deal with all school politics, they're a pain."

"Besides," Kara added, "Any head of power, if you are responsible.. or smart," she added the last one in a bit of ironic sense, "You always have to watch what you do, always deal with people who can never fully be happy, because about half of those people can't see the big picture, and you always have to think about something else."

Actually this speel came from Donovan, when she had finally gotten around to asking him about the clans. He had some very opininated views about being in the higher ups.

"Atalya though... is new from what my understanding holds," Kara replied with a nod, "Even now, especially if you tend to have rulers that can span into centuries, it would be hard to suddenly have a new one," she shrugged, "I think.... for most people, it's hard to adapt to change when everything else around you stays the same a lot, that or when things stay the same funny things happen. The latter applied for my potions teacher," she gave a funny look.

"My potions master," Kara replied in great humour, "Was more centuries old than anyone at the school knew, partly because he never gave his real age. I do know however that he looked no different when I became a student, than when my father was a student at the same school. He's a bit ecentric for a teacher, but I guess if you've been teaching for the past three centuries, it would do that to you. He was very attracted to shiny objects.... we lost him on field trips to the jewelers and glass makers...."

Kara smiled remembering that there were no schools perse as she scratched the back of her head, "They're trips that teachers or the school itself take students on to experience to see something first hand, often farther than what a student can normally go to or would normally go to. Like we once took a field trip to a temple that used runes, I think teacher on the walk up to the temple... I forgot now what attracted his attention."

Kara nodded, "Yup, that would be just like that. We always liked field trips, it meant we got out of classes, and what child didn't want that?"

It was always fun, and maybe they could get something while they were there.

"It's always nice to learn new things," Kara murmured as she followed Serenity.

Thinking back on it, Kara wouldn't have it any other way.

"Actually I just like the seeing new things part."