The Eye of Elicion: The Kinowenn Chronicles Vol 1 Read Online Free PDF Page B

might find you have nothing to add to the conversation and thus look for someone else to sit with the next meal.”
    Justin arrived and sat down between Lucy and Gavin. Everyone began to eat.
    “I bet you are bursting with questions,” said Maya.
    “Feel free to ask,” added Gavin.
    “Well, I’m sure I could think up a few,” said Lucy. “Let’s see, for starters, there was food up there I did not recognize.”
    “Of course,” said Justin, “The head cook gets food from many different worlds. That way, it gets you used to the food. You learn to be open-minded and try more things or some nights you don’t eat. Also, if you end up in a world that has the melon you are eating, you will now know it is safe to eat and whether or not you like it.”
    “That makes sense.”
    “And it’s fun,” put in Gavin. “There is always something new to try.”
    “Next question,” demanded Maya with a smile.
    “I noticed Justin helped me buy quills and parchment. Thank you for all your help by the way,” Lucy added to Justin who grinned. “Anyways, I was wondering if we use computers at all around here?”
    “Ugh! Would you honestly want to go to any world that’s like the one you came from? The point of this is to get away from all that!” responded Gavin.
    Lucy thought about that for a moment and had to agree. She had no problems living without computers.
    “Since you will not be going somewhere with computers, you get used to not using them here. Believe me, your penmanship will improve dramatically,” said Maya.
    “That makes sense, but aren’t there other lands with computers?”
    “Yes,” said Justin. “The High Tech School of Wizardry is housed in a whole other area. You won’t come in contact with any of them, and after awhile here, they might seem like a whole different race.”
    “Probably somewhere out there in cyberspace,” interrupted Gavin with a grimace.
    “People going to those worlds are recruited differently. The admissions officer watches high scores on video games, monitors hackers, and recruits through the internet,” Justin explained further.
    “Most people here have read a few too many fantasy books, have an obsession with medieval weapons, believe horses are a better way to get around than cars, and would rather drink tea to cure an illness before they go anywhere near a modern medical doctor,” added Maya.
    “The more I hear, the more I like this place,” said Lucy with a smile.
    They continued to discuss things until Lucy began to yawn.
    “Come, I’ll escort you to your room,” said Justin. He stood up and picked up her stack of books.
    “Thanks,” said Lucy. She rose and picked up her pack. She said goodnight to Maya and Gavin and followed Justin out of the Dining Hall.
    “Your map?” asked Justin once they reached the hallway.
    “Hmmm?” questioned Lucy with another yawn, looking confused.
    “Your map?” asked Justin again.
    “Why do we need that?”
    “Well, I don’t know where your room is yet. Do you?”
    Lucy smiled, “That’s right. I forgot. Here.”
    Lucy pulled the map out of her pack and unfolded it. There was her blue ‘you are here’ arrow right outside the Dining Hall. Lucy studied the map further and found a blue rose on the other side of the building labeled ‘your room’. Justin looked at the map, nodded, and started off down the hallway. Lucy refolded the map and put it away. They wandered down one hallway then another, up a flight or two of spiral stairs, down another hallway, and then Justin paused in front of a door with a blue rose on it.
    “Interesting,” said Justin.
    “What is?”
    “Well, my door has a green leaf on it. You’re welcome to come in at any time by the way,” he said with a smile that was more friendly than invitational. “Maya’s door has a purple cloud on it, and Gavin has a quiver of arrows fletched with red feathers. The symbol is not something we pick, but it says something about us.”
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