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Opening Day at Bardic Hall by
Sorhan
al'
Danielle
I
looked
up
at
the
beautiful
hall,
as
the
sun
began
to
set.
"Finally
it
is
done,"
said
I. "Greetings
Maestro
Rohan,"
I
said
with
mock
severity.
We
both
started
to
laugh,
it
was
going
to
take
sometime
to
get
used
to
being
someone
in
power.
"Well,"
I
said,
"Are
we
ready
for
the
ceremony
in
the
Hall
courtyard?"
"Yes,"
replied
Rohan,
"The
apprentices
are
all
in
attendance."
"Are
the
rooms
prepared
for
the
apprentices
to
stay
at
Bardic
Hall?"
I
asked.
"Yes,"
replied
Rohan,
"The
rooms
are
all
complete,
and
we
completely
furbished
them.
I
doubt
any
Gleeman
wouldn’t
be
proud
to
come
here.
It
is
very
elegant."
He
smiled
as
he
finished
the
last
statement.
Rohan
looked
up
and
said,
"Here
comes
Maestro
Aelric."
Rohan
bowed
and
said, "I
doubt
that,"
I
said
as
I
grinned,
"No
they’ll
stay.
I
think
I
will
teach
my
first
lesson
today,
and
it
might
be
the
most
important
lesson
they
will
ever
learn." I
raised
my
hands
in
mock
frustration
and
said,
"How
am
I
suppose
to
get
respect
from
the
students
if
you
won’t
even
give
me
success?"
Aelric
and
Rohan
tried
to
fake
innocence
and
hurt
pride.
They
did
aterrible
job
of
it,
and
we
all
started
to
laugh.
"Well,
you
better
go
now."
They
both
left
toward
the
courtyard,
and
I
went
to
my
chambers.
Once
I
arrived
in
my
chambers
I
prepared
my
lesson.
They
were
going
to
learn
that
the
most
important
thing
for
a
musician
to
learn
was
to
have
a
stupendous
entrance.
I
dressed
in
a
black
silk
shirt
with
golden
scrolls,
the
colors
of
Bardic
Hall,
on
the
sleeves.
I
buckled
my
sword,
now
a
heron
marked
blade,
to
my
side
with
a
belt,
which
had
my
sigil
the
two
falcons
on
it.
I
looked
at
myself
in
the
mirror.
"Perfect,"
I
said.
The
last
thing
I
put
on
was
a
white
cape
explaining
my
affiliation
with
the
White
Tower.
I
took
my
time
to
get
to
the
courtyard.
Having
suspense
was
always
a
good
start
for
an
entrance.
I
finally
arrived
at
the
entrance
of
the
courtyard,
and
I
took
a
deep
breath.
I
took
hold
of
Saidin,
and
created
fireworks,
which
were
beautiful
against
the
night
sky.
I
entered
the
courtyard
in
the
silence
the
fireworks
had
created.
Although
surprised,
Aelric
and
Rohan
recovered
quickly
enough
to
start
the
ceremony.
I
then
raised
the
banner
with
weaves
of
air.
"Not
yet,"
I
said
to
myself,
"My Sorhan
al'Danielle |