ever since they received their acceptance letters to pursue their master's d

necessary, and to refrain from going anywhere outside campus alone, and preferably take Liam with them, despite already having a bodyguard

nated them. Ianne unlocked it when they got here, so now it was Reida's turn to place her palm on th

nyone else would have to placed their hand on the door, and – from the inside – the opaque wooden structure would turn t

stepped in, they hear

UP," a woman's voice echoed from t

m you, mother," a quieter voice responded. "I'd pr

nous. The airiness of both v

st the open door, bags and belongings still scat

es and pitch-black clothes along with those pitch-black lips. She sensed a presence – souls – and her head turned without any other part of her body moving. Without blinki

that would trickle down the spines of any warm-blooded

y but recalled she hadn't been invited in, and indecisi

eople were tiring. Furthermore," She lifted her wrist, showing the bracelet every wraith was mandate

ets, my little ghoul," her mother re

els, trying to control her darting eyes, mentally counting the number of black things this creature owned and wondering whether the pop of

ess said, a hand t

h stretched out a hand, forgoing an incanta's way of greeti

nd, resisting a shiver at the icy temperature and pushing a smile wh

o the man in the room wearing a tattered black coat – the timeless and most desired fa

figures honed from years of practice enabled their voices to emerge respectful and

word, and merely of

hered was supposed to be a tease. It was difficult to

his lips were flat. If he wasn't, his r

he beaming woman now. "That me

enthusiastic, coming forward and wrapping Ianne and Reida in

tened auditory senses. Y

opped her voice to what she deemed as a whisper, "Sorry abo

nth," her daughter add

from the thousands of names she received each month. Her customers were ones who were more than willing to pay a premium rate for a premium experience. Chef Trofí may be one of the

s enjoyed these colorful ingredients mixed and matched in infinite different ways. She, like any wraith, could smell these things, but the

mitted Trofí's cuisines for sampling by the most prestigious critiques when her hard-to-please taste buds thought the flavors and textures far surpassed some of the best chefs in the realm. That was when Trofí became known as the primary ex

money she collected went back to buying ingredients and more cookbooks if it wasn't used for her daughter's education

ng the princess because her sister was the skinny one in

ath, Mother, she's

ld be a bit malnour

'm the skinniest

ooded creatures,

her, only perceptible to the trained eye, filled with nothing but pride for his wife's talent and dau

d his wife's perseverance and his own mannerism? The minister wouldn't ask for anything more even if he could. Wrai

sked, looking past Reida, straight at the ot

aid, braving herself through the handsh

I don't. Dad taught me. Politicians have to lea

her mothe

laughter and life. Both girls understood politics involved the occasional

ached them. "...decent. I don't need them to be perfect, just decent. You know, p

only two colored creatures, recognizing them instantly. Her face contorted into a state of indecisi

ted the witch gawking at h

For some reason, non-wraiths expected more animation. Lámia didn't see the point in offering more ani

a smile that was going to make her gag, her attention returned to Lámia, and this ha

ponded, "If you count the ten minutes they were

just met t

dent

you

a Máv

daughter?" Ele

ng, isn

tered to herself, "Why woul

anyone in particular, Lámia replied, "Integration. Dipl

t to her room, ushered in the man and woman around her age h

her eyes remained on the closed door. "Learning a handshake is more practica

ully changed the subject, saying she'd send some food over after perfecting her lat

Internet. Incanta didn't believe in merging search engines into communication devices, seeing it as more of a distraction that a convenience. There was a padlet outside every room, and they had seen a whole row of these along Thavma's corri

oor open, then footsteps pattered quickly toward the

" Ianne asked as the

said, recalling the way the Eleni's face

s. But Liam and the other lycans and wolves probably did the heavy lifting a

, and looks from Uncle Juan

nt vibe, doesn't he

ven when her father had his threatening mode turned on. Not many knew, but she noticed the way his demeanor changed the moment the other professor sent for him. There was a

uld as

y shares these things... But now that I think of it, maybe he doesn

he's camera-shy? Tha

rgument, Reida simply

t's go grab dinner. I, for one, can't