"Then why fret over him? He isn't here in this place,. he isn't around you or your friends," The elder said. "However, I feel something 'else' happened.. perhaps at the park?"
***
"Not bad," Sasha said, clapping her hands. "He's pretty good."
Rin smiled. "Andy is the soccer captain at our---- err.... was a soccer captain of our old school," she said and looked partially at the ground before shaking her head. "Do you know when we'll be allowed to do these things?"
"You make it sound like all we learn is magic, on school days before lunch we usually have several recess hours. The teacher will tell you, but... class starts at nine like normal. Then we have our first break at ten, then we have class until twelve and have another break. Basically each 'period' is two hours. We have six periods a day, two hours each period, but we have recess every now and then depending on who is teaching. Sometimes, like during math or language class, the teacher might have us only do work for an hour then take us out for recess," she smiled at Rin.
Rin nodded. "Recess.... is it the same for everyone?"
"First, second, third and fourth years. The Elders do treat us like kids, but then again, we 'are' kids so...." Sasha shrugged her shoulders, hands up to show her discomfort. "It does seem like no one minds how we are treated; it just makes life easier on us since we don't have to worry about to much responsibility, other than controlling our magic and the occasional academy chore's," Sasha said.
