....161 years ago...
Raylon and Amanda would chat over their evening tea while I read in an attempt to ignore them. A few months had passed since Raylon started joining us for tea after the instability event. He wasn't acting cautious of me, however, occasionally I would catch him glancing at me when he thought I couldn't see him.
Amanda spoke to me suddenly, "Lady Moao, please don't forget that tomorrow night is the welcome ceremony for another student."
"Mmn."
She continued unabashed by my disinterest, "I heard it is one of the Princes of the Dragon clan. How great is that?"
"Mmn."
She held a hand over her heart as she spoke with starry eyes, "I wonder if he will have wings! Oh, I bet he is handsome. All of the dragon princes are so dashing and rugged! It's such a shame that there are so few here... I've always dreamed that a tall and gallant Dragon Prince will suddenly arrive, pick me up, and fly me off into the sunset~"
