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"Oh, I'm sorry." Trident adjusted his grip on the old book. "Sure, I don't mind Ace. As long as you can identify who the person is behind the nickname, then its all good." He smiled at Loria.
The blond girl explained the reason of her strange powers. Trident listened intently to what she had to say. ""Actually, I think I might have another power, something that Mother might be hiding from me." She said. "Hmm...well, I'm sure you'll uncover your hidden power someday. Just take your time, I guess." He said trying to ease her nervousness.

Loria beamed at the girl's compliment, secretly proud of the name she made for herself when she was found at the temple, not even able to remember how to speak. [her state at that time was almost like a newborn baby, only that she learns a lot quicker.]

"I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken, and no, I don't know about Muses. I can only control paper, and other things written on, and I think I can control up to, uh, 50 metres? But if you need help to control your power, come to my home, sometime. My adopted aunts know more about magic than anyone else I've ever met. They should know about Muses too."

And I've met plenty of sorcerers, she added to herself. Secretly, Loria envied the girl, wishing she could have a mother. With another mental oh well, Loria smiled, trying to comfort the girl. "You know what? My aunts, one of them is named Circe, the other Galene [Galene is a Greek goddess I found sometime ago, and I like the name very much]! If you didn't know better, you'd think they're twenty, but actually, according to them, they're thousands of years old!"

[Lol, I guess I'll research them sometime]

[aw...bye, then!]

Loria didn't like the disappointment in the older girl's voice, "I'll write my aunts, actually, I'm going home...right...now..."

Loria cursed herself for forgetting, and smiled awkwardly. "Uh, I was saying, I could ask them any time, and they should know. Just, uh..." She thought fast, really fast. "Uh, come to the school gates with me, I have a feeling they'll be there. You can ask them then." If I tell them I've been helping this girl here, they wouldn't be angry...I can tell them she offered to share a dorm with me or something...

Loria felt bad for dragging Seph into her lie, but she really didn't want to get into trouble. She mentally kicked away the part of her saying she doesn't need to lie, finding trying to reason with her aunts too much trouble. She admit it, she's way to lazy for her own good.

"Well, if it's about mythology then don't hesitate to share." He smiled at Sepherene. For Trident, fact mixed with old legends and myths attracted him so. To untangle the real from the surreal is quite impossible majority of times.
It seemed as the two girls were going to go for a walk. Something funny was going on but he ignored his instincts. "Well, I don't think I am invited to this little trip of yours. I better go then. I don't want to be a bother. I'll see you guys around." He waved as he headed out of the library.

{{ ~training area}}

Sepherene wasn't one to detect lies...yet. Her powers were juvenile, despite their potency. Manipulating an area meant becoming like a god to the place, or in her case, a goddess. If she had mastered her powers to the right extent, she would have been able to sense premonitions and thoughts. Unfortunately, these powers were still a mystery to her.

"Sure, I'd love to meet them," she replied. The blonde-haired girl was a bit gullible in these kinds of situations, wherein she could become too trusting when she had a positive outlook on a person. But the girl had her own motives and goals, of which learning about the Muses was her primary goal. Perhaps these aunts of hers know about the Muses, the girl thought. Oh, how she'd love to learn more about them! Maybe that way, she could understand her heritage and the secrets to her power. There were secrets her mother kept from her, and now she wanted to find out what secrets those were.

"Lead the way if you may," Sepherene gave Loria a polite gesture. "I'm in your hands for now."

And maybe I'll learn about my mother more, thought the tall, blonde-haired lass. Loria seemed to have no evil intention. And why would she? They were both of the same level in that school, were they not? Peers, as many would put it. Trusting others was a dangerous game, Sepherene had learned once too many times.

But that's the thrill of the game of trust--you have to be willing to take risks.

((aw, well, that'll give a lot away mad d , but I guess it's okay. NO TELLING OTHERS! I'll tell you via PM...which is probably best, anyway.))

Sepherene waved a goodbye to Trident, who merely left without saying much. Interesting lad, she thought--he must have had something to do anyway. The girl followed the other lass, wondering what answers she would get from individuals who delved into mythology. The blonde recalled how bitter it was in her previous schools, a girl who was only half a normal human. There was none to talk to about her state of being, a girl who appeared to be human, but whose blood was that of a mortal's and of a goddess's.

The girl noted this, at least: Her mother also seemed to be bothered by the fact that she, Merethesse Elcine Chastierlaine, was a Muse.

Sepherene had tried using the internet to research about the Muses. She even went as far as visiting vast libraries filled with tomes and books from top to bottom, left to right, books wherever the eye turned. Not much information those books provided, she had to admit. But this she knew about the Muses--there were ten of them, the tenth being nothing but a mystery:

Calliope--the Beauty of Speech.
Clio--the Glorious One.
Erato--the Amorous One.
Euterpe--the Well-Pleasing.
Melpomene--the Chanting One.
Polyhymnia--the Singer of Many Hymns.
Terpsichore--the One Who Delights in Dance.
Thalia--the Blossoming One.
Urania--the Celestial One.
Sappho--the legendary Tenth Muse.

A question remained: If her mother was truly a Muse, then which one would she be?

((with Loria leading, off to the School Gates...))