The day had been long, and boring, locked up in his singular abode, reading away at his books, polishing his blade, and generally just lazing around. It was not his style, and it depressed the immense centaur to be cooped up so long without company. He needed a purpose, and his musings of becoming a tutor were still there, in the back of his mind. Today, Lance was looking out of his window, toward the building in the distance that had once been his home, and was still the home of many of his friends. In that short time staring out, he made the decision to go, if for a short while, and see if there were new faces to meet, or old ones to greet once more, and talk of times that had passed! Collecting a few things; his blade, his satchel and some books, in case it was a slow day, and settling his reading glasses into a safe pocket, then tying back his over-long silky white-gold hair with a bright red ribbon, Lance was ready, and had left his flat.
The walk was refreshing, and it took less time then he had been anticipating to get to the Hytech Building. He did not wish to walk straight in, though. The crisp, cold wind billowed at his shirt, tugged at his hair and tail, and whipped about the four sturdy legs that supported his most unusual frame. He stepped around the building, into the garden that he had once played in with Amara. He smiled at the memory; the charging about and playing of tag. Then the memory transpired into the times walking about and collecting leaves. The time in the orchard. Sweet times of childhood, long gone, but still lovingly remembered. He grinned, and dropped his satchel to the ground, placing his long sword beside, careful to not dirty the scabbard, or scratch the decorations. He walked on, around the trees and placed a hand on the trunks. He looked up into the trees, listening to the birds, and wandering if any of the small creatures had had their DNA used to create more Hytes. It seemed likely that some more had been created, but what animals they would be, he had no idea.
Returning to his gear, he picked it up and paced to the door at the back, that lead into the kitchen and the more comfortable areas of the Hytech building. He pushed on the door, which swung easily on its hinges, and stepped in. There was another in the kitchen, but at that time, he had not noticed...
