Flashback What Do You Mean There's No Naptime!?(Mia, Open)

[Niro]

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Spring 15, 503 AV 9:13 The Learning Center, Advanced Classes I, Break Time It was unacceptable. Absolutely, completely, unacceptable. An affront to all Inartas everywhere. Despicable. Horrific. Unfathomable. Compared to his Bendi, it may as well be a war on his very existence. It was okay that he had to run around every 10 days to be someone else's whipping boy. Clearing snow. Whatever. Cooking? Not for him, but again, no big deal. Botany at the greenhouses? What a bore. Yet, not a single one of those offended this young boy to the core more than this. The single most egregious offense ever committed. And that it had gone on for this long couldn't be overlooked. It was clearly a conspiracy between all of the higher castes to keep the Yasi down. They feared them, that must be it. And their ploy had worked, until Niro came along. He couldn't undue the damage. The countless Inarta forever warped by the abuse which has surely been occurring since the dawn of their race. Countless potential Endals and Avoras sent into a stupor by this discrimination. Powerful leaders cut down before they could take to the air, riding powerful eagles across the sky. It couldn't continue. Niro would call out and his classmates and friends would heed his call. Together they would take down this tyranny. No more would they be oppressed. Never again. He would rally as many to the cause and they would topple this regime and undue a history of negligence. They would fight. They would win. And they would bring nap time back. ---- Niro waited patiently, sitting in the corner, anticipating the chimes left until the teacher would leave them for a short break. Only two weeks into his new classes he had realized the horrors of what things had become. Two hours of doing uninteresting things, then they would be whisked off for 'Skill Practice'. The young redheaded boy shook his head just thinking about it. He was learning about herbs. Sure they smelled good, but that was it. What good did they do? He thought it would be easy, but it was just boring. By the gods was it boring. No matter, that would be over soon enough, and then the teacher would drone on and on about stuff he'd been learning for two whole years before this. It was maddening. Once the pain of that half a bell would end, it was off to lunch time. Complain as he might, none of that was too bad. But on returning from lunch his first day of class, it became all too clear what trap he had fallen into. Classes began again. There. Was. No. Nap. Time. He licked his lips eagerly as the teacher would release them for a short break after completion of their Bendi. Fifteen chimes and then skill practice would start. Fifteen chimes was enough time to organize the rest of the students. He hoped. It would have to be, because there would be only one shot. If they failed, he would take the fall. It meant death for him. Niro was sure of it. He would bravely take the risk though. It wasn't the first time in his career. In kindergarten he had mobilized his guerrilla assault force the 'Niro's Wings' in response to the removal of his favorite lunch. But that was then. This was now. Now was the time for action. Niro scanned his classmates looking for obvious talents or strength. Their numbers were small so he would need to have them listen, and he would have to use them as wisely as he could. If more than a few fell, they resistance would topple quickly. It was a ragtag bunch. Some of them taller, some shorter. Girls, boys. Future Endals, like him, and others who he would send to be Deks right now if it were his call. But today they were all Yasi, and unified as one, today Yasi would prevail.

[Mia Zaro]

Mia fell on one of the small sofas in the cave that served as a classroom for the Advanced Classes 1 group. A loud “Oumpf” could be heard as her back hit the cushions rather gracelessly. A hand held in a fist rose to cover her impending yawn. Chef Davoid could be a brutal task master it turned out, and five days into her Bendi the girl was already convinced there couldn’t be a worse assignment than helping out in the kitchens. Between chopping up industrial quantities of vegetables, cleaning up after meals and washing dishes that had various things stuck to them ranging from disgusting to more disgusting Mia was seriously starting to reconsider her stance on eating as a necessity. If she never had to see another pot in her life again it wouldn’t be soon enough.

It had now been fifteen days since the triplets had moved to their new quarters in the Yasi section of the city and if Mia had to be honest the whole experience had been nothing but disappointing. She had expected thrilling adventures, secret missions and challenging tasks, but all she had gotten were dirty dishes and one too many overly ambitious brats she had to cohabit with. One of Mas was more than enough, thank you very much.

The classes continued to be as boring as usual, the teachers were stricter - if anything, and the Bendi were tiring and stupid. Since the start of the Season Mia had gotten in exactly two fist fights, three screaming matches, one staring contest and a peculiar exchange of veiled insults and threats over a bowl of broth. Her brother Mao had been her primary concern and the reason for 5 out of the 7 exchanges from the list above. In the highly competitive environment of the Yasi the boy presented an easy victim to be eliminated first. Mia wouldn’t stand for it - her brother might end up a Dek one day but for right now they were all equal and she had the right to punch any would-be-Endal in the nose if they so much as looked at him in a way she didn’t approve of.

At least it would be break time soon. Break time she could tolerate. Not that she had made any friends with whom to spend her fifteen chimes of freedom, but it was still a moment without responsibility and a chance to scout out who might potentially end up fighting her for a bond with an Eagle. Her spot allowed her a pretty good view of their study space as well as the entrance and anyone who had made it out of Bendi and back a chime or so earlier. It was a good spot. Mia had claimed this sofa as her own on the very first day of classes and had so far retained ownership of it. A pretty impressive feat, considering the tempers of some of those kids who had been left to the community to raise. And what a wonderful job the community had done...

As the girl stifled another yawn Mao made it through the door followed closely by the last few Yasi of their class. It was exactly fifteen chimes past the ninth bell. Mia picked up a stray book that had been abandoned at the foot of her sofa and weighed it carefully in her hand. It was a relatively heavy thing and would make for a good weapon to throw in case her brother’s companions turned out to be... not so companionable after all. Perhaps her pretend-reading would have been more convincing with the book held the right side up. Then again, the words did look wonderfully pretty when looked at from this particular angle...

[Niro]

Spring 15, 503 AV 9:16 The Learning Center, Advanced Classes 1, Break Time Their instructors were late in leaving. He'd been compromised. His plan would be for naught, and Niro would have to spend weeks preparing a new attack. Who could have done it, though? The Yasi's eyes darted around the room, looking from person to person for any sign of guilt. He'd been so careful. None of the plan was written down, none of it spoken to anyone. Must be magic, he decided. I'll need to get past this. He frowned, shaking his head as his glorious plan was crumbling before his eyes. Sulking in the corner, Niro's spirits found themselves with a fortunate reversal, as he watched the last annoying teacher leave the room. Chimes late! That's another thing I'll change when I'm in charge! Now was the time for action. He had less time than he'd originally intended to sway them to this cause and organize his forces. He didn't really know too many of his classmates, so he'd have to work off some assumptions. There Kirip, the biggest guy in the class. He'd be the muscle at the door. Lasa and Jede, a set of twins were both tall and lanky for their age. Surely there was a way to use that to his advantage. And then of course, there were the triplets, all his age. Mas seemed dangerous. He hoped he would go for it: It wouldn't do him any good to have foes within his own ranks. Mao probably wouldn't get in trouble if things went awry, so he could have him do whatever he needed. If he could get past his sister to make it happen.. Mia. She really cared for Mao. Always protecting him, always fighting for him. Niro shook his head. He was going to be a Dek, so why was she trying so hard? Should just be concentrating on herself, the young boy thought. It didn't make any sense to him. Interesting girl. The time for observation ended. He had to start now. The children had broken off into groups and were bragging about how successful they were at their Bendi tasks, even though Niro knew for sure some of them were lying. Masters of the craft after two weeks? He laughed as he stood, walking over to a chair towards the front of the room. This would be the launch of his legend. This was the beginning. Niro was sure of it. He climbed on the chair and was shocked that no one even payed him any mind. What is this?! he wondered, quickly becoming agitated. "Excuse me." No response. So he would repeat himself, a little louder. "Excuse me!" The aspiring leader bit his lower lip as only a few glanced up momentarily before returning to their conversations. Didn't they know how important this was. Niro balled up his fists, filled his lungs to capacity, and screamed with all his might. "HEY YOU DUMB IDIOTS! LOOK UP HERE!!!!" Almost every eye froze on him, confused expressions abound in the room of learning. Perfect. The Yasi had his platform. Now to just get his minions.

[Mia Zaro]

Mia was quickly discovering that you could in fact read words that were upside down. True, it was a bit harder than it would have been if she was holding the book correctly, but definitely not impossible. Her eyes drifted between the page and where her brother was standing across the room, lingering more and more over the words of a story that actually seemed rather interesting.

Mao was seemingly ok between those tall twins whose names Mia couldn’t remember for the life of her. And now that Mas was walking over to join them... wait what? The girl’s eyes which had just started moving back towards her book suddenly snapped up to follow the progress of her older sibling through the room. The boy had this learned bored expression on which usually meant he was after something or someone in particular. But what would he want from Mao who he generally pretended didn’t exist?

Focused as she was Mia completely missed another one of her classmates traversing the cave. Only at the boy’s second attempt to draw attention to himself did she glance briefly towards the front of the room. This time her mind quickly responded with a name when she searched for one. Niro. She looked at him curiously, trying to find a particular reason in his immediate surroundings that could explain his presence on top of a chair. Finding none, she turned back to the group where her brothers stood. Just in time to witness Mas, pushing his slightly younger sibling not too gently out of his way and effectively out of the conversation with the twins.

Mao didn’t seem to mind too much, or even notice at all, as he took a few steps and proceeded to sit down on the floor in the middle of the room. His sister however, was seething. What was Mas’ problem anyway! He could completely ignore their brother when it was convenient for them not to be related, but the moment the boy got to interacting with people on his own he got to suddenly be interested? If he thought he could just get away with it he was sorely mistaken.

Mia sat up a little, closing her book quietly. She took aim just as Niro’s voice broke the noise of chatter that had settled over the room. In the silence that followed his words the little tome flew through the open space of the cave, and collided loudly with the stone wall. It missed its target by more than a couple of inches, but still struck close enough to Mas’ head for him to understand that it was indeed meant for him. The unfortunate book tumbled to the ground afterwards, opening mid-fall to the sound of ripping paper.

“Um... sorry? My hands must have slipped.” Mia’s nonchalant tone of voice sounded louder in the now deadly quiet room. The girl didn’t appear to care much about it however, as she glanced towards the boy on the chair who was the reason for her inability to throw accurately becoming such a public display. What was his deal anyway? “You carry on with... whatever it is you’re doing.” The girl waved a dismissive hand before settling back into her sofa. Now she had to find another book.

[Niro]

Finally. The eyes were on him. He could explain their plight, because clearly no one had recognized it yet. After they heard him speak, they would all join him to take down the teachers and reestablish a nap time. If that was successful, they could move onto other platforms to increase their rights as Yasi. It would be simple. It would be brilliant. It would be a book flying through the air. Wait, what? Niro watched the book crash into the wall across the room, the papers scattering like the thoughts from his mind. The pages may as well have been his plans. It was ruined. His moment. His chance in the limelight. The young boy stood up on the chair awkwardly for a moment, a surprised look plastered on his face. What do I do? His face turned a brilliant red as the girl had the nerve to dismiss him. "Who do you think you are?!" He scowled at the obnoxious girl. Recovering, he quipped, "I guess we know who isn't going to be a hunter, with that aim!" A few of the kids chuckled, turning their focus back to the loud boy. "I'll keep this easy, okay?" He took a deep breath. "Tell me, my brother and sister Yasi. Don't you miss it?" He paused, eliciting strange looks from those around him. "Hah," he shook his head, smilingly sadly. "You haven't even realized it. You had it, but now it's gone. It should make you sad. It should make you angry. But instead you're all just dumb!" He sighed, switching eye contact with the different children in the room before settling on Mia. "It would leave you feeling so much better for the second half of the day! I'm talking about nap time, of course!" A few groans echoed throughout the room as that statement caused a few of the older students to turn away. Wounded, but not out, Niro had expected this. "Go figure," he said, smugly. "The wannabe Avoras and Endals have it all figured out. They don't need nap time. Then why aren't you there yet?" He crossed his arms, the sight of the young boy standing arrogantly above his peers surely a ridiculous scene. "You. You. And you." He pointed to a few of the students who had made the move to the class recently. "You all remember. It left you feeling good! Refeshed. Ready to tackle the day. Why can't we have that now? Just because we're older we don't need make sure we aren't tired?" He shook his head, sitting down. "Fine. You all are hopeless. I'll stand alone." A few quizzical looks were shot his way. "Oh, I'm sorry? Are you interested? What do you know?" He sat up in the chair. "Those of you who aren't total idiots can listen. The rest of you. Petch off." The word drew gasps from many of the children. Niro hadn't a clue what it meant. He just know adults said it frequently, and they got mad when he did. It must be a good word, right?

[Mia Zaro]

It was quite amusing, watching the boy’s - Niro’s - face go through a couple of different shades and expressions. Obviously, Mia’s way of handling her brothers hadn’t been part of his plans. What was part of his plans still remained a mystery to the girl, but if he had bothered to go up to the front of the room, stand up on a chair, and look like a complete idiot doing it then he probably thought it was important.

Niro spluttered, but recovered quickly enough and even managed to receive a couple of approving chuckles for his remark. Mia just smiled good-naturedly and shrugged. “It’s a good thing I’m going to be an Endal and not a hunter then.” It didn’t even matter that all of the Yasi believed they would be that one day. The difference between them and her, something which they might not know yet, but she was quite certain of, was that unlike them she was actually going to succeed.

With that bold statement out of the way Mia found that her curiosity was picked by the strange boy on the chair. He was confident - she had to give him that - and it was perhaps that air to him that turned his presence into one demanding attention. Looking at him the girl couldn’t see anything else that could be considered special about him. He wasn’t the tallest one in their class. He wasn’t the biggest one or the one with the brightest hair. Still, all eyes were focused on him now and he had his fellow Yasi’s undivided attention. The question was, what was he going to do with it?

In the end it turned out that Niro was actually special in a very particular way. He had what surely must have been the loudest mouth in his class. As far as Mia could understand, this whole performance was put together for the sake of, or rather the lack of a designated nap time. She didn’t really understand what the problem was. If he wanted a nap that much he could just take one. Mia herself slept blissfully though most, if not all, of their actual classes. Born with the incredibly handy ability to fall asleep whenever and wherever she wished she had quickly discovered that it was better, if people didn’t realize that you were doing it. Thus she had learned to sleep with her eyes open - or rather half open - which was just enough to fool Piko and Nimala into thinking that she was actually paying attention to whatever they were teaching.

It seemed it wasn’t only Mia who thought that as far as reasons for standing on top of a chair went Niro’s was a rather lousy one, but the girl wasn’t in any particular hurry to dismiss him completely. He sounded interesting enough, certainly more so than most of the Yasi around her age that she had met. And it looked like he still held most of the younger one’s attention. Perhaps this would be a good chance to evaluate her competition.

"Those of you who aren't total idiots can listen. The rest of you. Petch off."

As the boy’s swore Mia arched one of her eyebrows, subconsciously imitating her mother’s expression when she had first heard her youngest making use of the ‘P’ word. The meaning of said word had been explained after the girl simply refused to stop using it until someone clarified why was it exactly that it was ‘bad’ and a terribly embarrassed Paleo was forced to whisk her daughter away from an amused group of Endals. Mia couldn’t be sure if Niro knew what ‘petch’ was, but still, in that moment, she decided she liked him.

As some of the older Yasi slunk towards the back and resumed their conversations (in whispers so that the younger ones couldn’t overhear their ‘very important discussions’ in the still mostly quiet cave) Mia spoke, addressing the would-be leader. “I’m guessing that before you stood up on that chair you had a certain plan in mind.” She shifted on her sofa until she could comfortably look at Niro without having to turn her head. “If not, this would be very embarrassing for you.”

[Alori Sai]

It was break time once again and Aela was more than overjoyed to see it. The little, hyper Yasi had been waiting it seemed a life time. There was something she had to do, and it had been on her young mind for the past few days. She wanted to see the eagles again and she had learned that they were normally seen leaving the city in the mornings. It was a sight to see for her, as well as every other child in the city. She too, wanted to ride the giant eagles, and had found herself disappointed to learn that she had to become and Endal first. However, she would not be stopped, and made it her goal to become just that one day.

Futures days would prove a bit difficult, more than one obstacles seemed to fall in her way. She had also learned that she had to be an adult before she could realize her new dream. That had also been quite the downer as the girl was just then reaching the age in which she started her bendi, and she still wasn't old enough yet. It was nonsense and people were obviously out to stop her from getting her eagle mount. Later events proved her ideas somewhat valid as, for some reason, she thought, that she was being moved around to help out in every place besides where she wanted to be. The hot spot had been just that..hot, and she had much preferred to spin her time out in the open air around the eagles.

It was hard work, more so than she had ever done, and the day seemed to carry on for far too long. However, Tirvan had seemed impressed with her, seeing more talent in her than in those around her. This didn't mean much to Aela though, her eyes and heart were in the sky and would forever remain there. Sitting in the Learning Center, she waited for the teacher to leave. Her small fingers tapped lightly at the wooden table. skinny, pale legs dangled and kicked in frustration. It was taking longer than it should have, and she felt as if something must be wrong. Finally, when the teacher did leave them, Aela sprung from her seat and somewhat casually left the room.

This was her time now and she would do with it, what she pleased. It wasn't the first time that she had disappeared during break time and it surly wouldn't be the last either. She made careful steps, as she moved through the hall, the ponytail that she wore a bit high on the back of her head bounced lively as she quickened her pace. She spun around a time or two, just to be sure that no one was following her and continued on. She had to see them again, everyday until the time when she could call one her own. Over a short, and mostly non existent time, she had watched them and knew when they left the city.

Aela moved faster, her tiny sandals flapping violently against the rocky floor as she finally made it outside. The tiny Yasi spun around, the world seeming to spin with her, as she tried to remember which direction to go in. Aela quickly picked a familiar direction and hurried off, hoping that she would get there in time. A few ticks later, she was lost, and wasn't sure of where she had witnessed the flight before. Huffing, and stamping her feet, Aela gave up for the day, figuring that she had just missed it. Suddenly a loud squawk streaked across the sky, causing her to whirl around. Over head, though probably not as low as she thought, a giant eagle took flight. It's wings spread wide, also covering the sky as far as she could see.

Turning to follow the massive creator, Aela tripped and fell to her knees, her gaze still focused on the amazing sight before her. It was something even the most gifted writer would fail to put into words. Aela imagined how much how fun it would be, how truly freeing to fly in the wide blue over looking the city. As the eagle soared further, it's huge body becoming smaller as the distance grew between them, Aela made a decision. She would become an Endal...at all cost. Ticks later, the tiny girl, made her way back to the Learning Center. She had hoped that no one had noticed her leaving, and that the teacher was still out. Luckily she had been fortunate, though she arrived to a rather odd scene.

The class was all quiet, as if something had happened. There were a few students standing alone, and a few staring at a book that laid on the ground by their feet. The strangest thing of all was the boy standing on top of a chair. His next words were loud, bold, and something that she knew he had no business using. Aela was still new to such words, as her partners hadn't used them, at least not around her. Her lips parted, emerald green eyes widen as she started him down. "Um..Niro?..What's going on?"

[Niro]

It was perfectly executed. That word was clearly a powerful one, as he had their focus. When the Yasi rose to the top, those who didn't participate would be dropped to a caste so far below Dek that they would only eat once a day! The young boy laughed internally at the idea of putting his naysayers in place before beginning to address his small crowd. "First things!" Niro pointed at Mia. "Why are you so annoying? We should throw you in the volcano to shut you up!" He grinned at the rest of the students who were watching him. At his energetic classmates arrival, Niro's brow raised and he waved her over. "Aela! Hurry up and get over here! Niro's Wings are back!" The proud Yasi puffed his chest out, considering his band of hellions one of the greatest accomplishments in his life, and a natural sign that he'd be running Wind Reach in a matter of years. "And yes, annoying one, I do have a plan! If you'd stop missing with books and basically talking at all, I'll explain it to everyone!" His pearly whites still showing, the excited Yasi jumped down from his chair. "It's simple! We have to make a statement that we won't stand for this. I know, nap time doesn't seem like a big deal to some of you. But where does it end after that? 5 chimes off lunch? A half a bell? No! I can't let that happen! This is about more than nap time! This is about our entire group as a Yasi." Niro was lying, of course. The young Inarta wanted those 15 chimes more than anything so he could fly into the air and dive face first into dream land. He was aware enough to realize that it was probably not the best attack plan to base his entire recruitment on nap time though, so he had to make it ridiculous instead of something so plain like nap time. Stupid Yasi. We're doomed. "Our numbers are small in our class, so best we can do is hole up in this cave. The entrance is narrow, so numbers don't mean anything! Couple that with our supply of snacks and books for ammo, we'll drive them back. Kirip, you're the most important person in this! You're bigger than some of the adults already, so holding the point with the two lanky arms is our primary concern! The rest of you will help by throwing things at the adults that come! I'll do that, as well as letting you know when to throw and if we should push out of the cave or not! Mia! You sit there and do nothing, because that's what you were going to do anyways." He stuck his tongue out. "But if you don't do anything, now you'd be listening to me!" It was a sound enough plan for an eight year old, and good enough for most eight to twelve year olds too. The gaping holes weren't likely to be obvious to such young minds. A day would feel like an eternity in a struggle like this, and that was about all the snacks they had time for. Not to mention the lack of a rest room. "This will cause a huge scene! Other Yasi will join us! And suddenly they won't be able to just ignore us! For once we can teach them!" He crossed his arms, grinning like a fool. "And if by some way we fail, I'll take all the fall. I promised you guys everything, so it makes sense that it be my fault, right? So if it fails, you don't get in trouble, if it succeeds we get nap time back! Errr, and protect our Yasi rights!" Perfection.

[Mia Zaro]

Mia's eyes darted towards the entrance as a girl she knew to be around her own age made it through. They didn't linger on the newcomer for too long however, as the cocky young speaker addressed her directly again.  "The volcano, hm? I would love to see you try." Mia tried recalling what it was exactly that she knew about Niro, but came up with nothing. The truth was the triplets hadn't been big on Kindergarten or Basic Class. Their parents often asked for a Chiet to come up to their aeries and keep an eye on the children while also taking care of teaching them what they missed from their classes. The allowance was mainly for Mao's sake but his two siblings hadn’t felt the need to venture out and mix with children with Dek background. And since becoming Yasi Mia had met too many people and had been too busy to even try to remember anything more than a name here or there. 

Thus, Niro was only whatever he presented himself to be right now - a loudmouth with an attitude to him and a possibly amusing vocabulary. He was also supposedly a leader of something called 'Niro's Wings'. As the boy proudly mentioned this, chin high and shoulders pulled back, he reminded Mia of a funny bird with colorful tail plumage that she had seen in a picture. A small snort escaped her - one which she didn't even have the curtesy to try and mask with a cough. Listening to him you'd think he was already a Flightleader. 

"And yes, annoying one, I do have a plan! If you'd stop missing with books and basically talking at all, I'll explain it to everyone!"

"It's Mia actually." The girl, who didn't even appear to have taken the insult for what it was, clarified matter-of-factly before letting him carry on. He sounded even more excited than he had in the beginning, having a still captive audience probably giving him more encouragement than was needed. Mia struggled to pay attention to all he said, and found her thoughts wondering more than a couple of times. Shed would glance down towards Mao who appeared to be playing with some wooden cubes he had found on the floor, before moving to an older girl, picking her nose in a corner, and then she'd be back on Niro. Rewind and repeat.

By the end of it the girl only had a general idea of what his plan entailed and was tuning in just in time to hear what the boy expected of her. She scowled unhappily at his words, crossing her hands over her chest, and found herself reconsidering anything positive she might have almost been thinking. The kid had no chance of becoming an Endal. Ever. He was too loud, too annoying and his plan was stupid. And Mia would tell him so.

“This is a very stupid plan. It barely makes any sense.” Ok, that wasn’t quite true. The girl understood the idea behind it and even thought it might work. The problem was that she wasn’t really included. And being ignored and pushed aside was not something Mia would put up with. He expected her to sit there and be quiet while he used Kirip as a door, the rest of them as filler and Niro himself pranced around playing the leader. It simply wouldn’t do.

“You certainly can’t ‘protect our Yasi rights’ on your own. You lack some...” The girl struggled to find an impressive adult-sounding word, but was forced to give up when her silent pause grew too long. “Skills. You need my help.” The declaration was still a firm one as Mia held the boy under a half-glare. It was partially true as well, even if she didn't realise it. While Mas would jump at the opportunity to join something his sister didn’t approve of, there were a few of the other Endal children who would follow the girl’s lead. And with the older Yasi out of the game Niro simply couldn’t afford to lose any more of his followers. The whole of the Advanced Class One barricaded in their part of the Learning Gallery was impressive. Five spoiled children throwing a tantrum wasn’t.

[Alori Sai]

"Niro's Wings?" Aela thought to herself as she started to walk towards the small crowd. If he had mentioned this winged faction to her previously, she couldn't remember. Though, at the tender age of eight, there wasn't a lot that she remembered. Of those things that did stick to her memory, were of the things that she didn't take seriously and those that she took a bit too seriously, this obviously wasn't the latter.

The puppy, green-eyed Yasi did remember Niro, her classmate. She didn't know a lot about him, but she did know a fair amount more because he was always talking. He was also always getting into trouble, or rather talking it up. He was always the rebel bird, chirping loader than anyone else, for better or worse, but he was never boring. Aela hadn't spent a lot of time getting to know her classmates, but there was a few that stood out to her and he was one of them.

Moving through the crowd of on lookers, Aela found herself suddenly the center of attention. As if by being called upon by Niro placed her in league with whatever scheme he was trying hatch. It didn't help much as he started to puff out his chest, somewhat mimicking a fearsome bird. Aela giggled as she moved to stand close to the chair, though she decided not to join in on the posing. "So....?" She started to say, before Niro yelled out at someone that he had deemed annoying.

She looked around confused, unsure if he was talking about someone else or her. When a voice spoke up from behind the crowd, she turned around again to see who was speaking. It was a girl, but from where she stood she couldn't make out who it was, but the name sounded familiar. Turning back around again, Aela almost jumped when Niro hopped down from the chair. The mystery and sudden tension in the room had her feeling a bit nervous, and with every one watching them, she wasn't sure what to expect.

Finally the truth was revealed and his plan was laid out for all to hear and follow. "This is about losing our naps?" She hadn't been happy to lose her nap time either, as she usually dreamed about riding the giant eagles, or in those special times where she was the eagle herself. Strange enough, she only seemed to have those dreams at nap time, despite the fact that she thought of the eagles all day. It was a blow to take but as it had been explained, it was a part of growing up.

Growing up was something that she had to do, in order to be able to rise into the Endal ranks. Aela was ready to do it, ready to become an adult five climes past the point when she first had the thought. Still, if Niro could bring back nap time for even one more day, it would be nice to have those dreams again. Bringing both tiny fists to rest at her skinny hips, Aela watched, head turning back and forth, ponytail whipping about as she listened to Niro and Mia debating over the plan. The plan seemed simple enough, but just being one of the group didn't sound all that fun. "You really want all of us to just pelt them with books and food? There's gotta be something more we can do.?"