[IRP] The First of Many

[Swift_Assassin]

Shadrach slipped into school after it was opened up. He was rubbing the mark on his chin from the rock that was thrown on him. The Etrurian plopped down in the chair at the teachers desk, dropping the sword into a corner, and leaned back in the chair and put his feet on the desk. Shad sighed at the situation. I think I just alerted the Empire to my presence and Marcus is going to have my head for this. He looked at his right hand and looked back up. "Did anyone find a gold ring earlier? Amethyst stone?"

He looked back down, apologizing internally to his mother for losing her ring and his father for making his sword useless. Suddenly his legs were swung right off the desk. Wide-eyed, he looked at the person responsible. A red-haired woman, the girl from before? He turned towards the door to see the Paige coming in the room. He turned back to the girl who was now sitting on the teacher's desk, just to Shad's left. "W-who..?"

The dark red-haired woman cut him off holding out her closed hand. Shad's eyes darted from her blue eyes to back to her nimble hand. She smiled and opened her hand, revealing a ring. The ring! His signet ring! "Sorry about that. I meant to return it, but I just wanted to see if I can do it. Name's Alice. I hope you and the others can help the town. I'll see you around," Alice apologized. Shad took the ring and slipped it back on his finger. Before he could reply, Alice slipped into the crowd.

Shad lifted his sword up and grabbed the hilt with his right hand. And then the magic seal released and Shad unsheathed his schiavona and placed the blade on the desk. Shad sighed in relief that he didn't have to worry about this. Now he doesn't have to do some of that painful maneuvers his cousin taught him.

He got back up to his feet and approached Paige. She was talking to that man from before, the Sacaen. "Excuse my intrusion. I'm Shadrach Hyperion...a Etrurian noble, if you didn't already hear me yell it at these people. I'm the one who broke that Glass bust and threw the stone at that poor deluded simpleton's face."