It was on a whim, more of a dare that Zava even met the headmaster of the magic school. The reality is, she's clueless about him and his world.

After the first outing, date -- whatever it can be called, he left her with a jewel. The best way to describe what the jewel Briarius had given Zava it pulsed. It also glowed with a soft light and was warm to the touch. However it was only sometimes. She'd seen it lately glowing more and in the middle of the night it was glowing. Slipping from her bed, she grabbed the jewel and put it under her pillow.

In the morning she decided to figure out what this was about. He said he couldn't stop thinking about her, but never came. Then a few days later they ended up at the bridge again. How odd she thought. It was there he asked her to dinner again, twice he hadn't moved or done anything.

"Elven kind move slow." That's what he said to her, but she's not elven, nor does she understand their ways. Hopefully this was going to change. Getting dressed in a paid of jeans, t-shirt and hiking boots, Zava set out to find this school and maybe, just maybe figure out what was going on.

Two hour later she was outside the Ravensheart Academy staring at the buildings with the locket around her neck. Until then she hadn't touched it, rubbed it or even talked to it. Fingers moved around the locket and she whispered to it. "Take me to the elf?"

Closing her eyes, she waited for what might happen next.

Now, that's a strange experience -- being teleported to another place. It was kinda of like flying with him for the first time. She stood there blinking and rubbing her fingers together.

"Eh, I.." Looking around. The woman might tell she was a little shaken up, but not horribly put out. Once she settled, she'd be able to answer.

"The headmaster gave this to me." Pointing to the locket. "Is he in? I'm Zava, Zava Cullen."

Maybe the woman knew who she was so she did't have to explain, because she was unclear as to what exactly they were or are.

"Please." Adding at the end.

When the woman smirked and asked her if she was Zava? It actually took her back a bit that the woman seemed to know who she was. She wasn't worried about private matters exactly, but it was reassuring to hear.

"I had no idea miss.. Melody. I hope they were good things?" It was her way of coping, make a joke and smile.

"Not a magical bone in my body that I know of, but I am familiar with magic, seen it and been around it in my immediate family. If there is magic in my bones, I think it's fizzled."

Shaking her head. "No thank you, I am fine." Rethinking if she should even be here, because if he Briarius wanted to have magically called her, he would do it.

Poor Melody would see the confusion on her face a few times. "Maybe I shouldn't be here, I was going to return this, and he said.. and.. the woman said.." Maybe she was more disoriented than she realized.

"I think I need to sit down, please."

Truth be told, she felt like her mother just scolded her, but she wasn't offended at all.

"If I didn't want to be here, I would have returned it on its own. I'm a little shaken by all this travel, and trying to figure out a few things. I remember a little on how they are, but if he's excited, maybe it's not about me. I know, he seems like a really great man. He seems hurt and distant, and I do not want to add more to his.. I don't want to be a burden." Explaining her thoughts.

"Maybe it would more than he wants? The last thing I want is for him to feel that way." After all he asked her out and now she's here, what does that say? It could say, she's interested or hello I'm a stalker.

"I haven't dated in awhile. May I please have water? It's not too much for me, I don't know what he wants." So maybe that's the reason she's here, that way each could be a little clearer.

If left to her own devices, she stood and started to wander around, but not far. For her, she needed to see more.

There was pain mentioned, so that weighed heavy on her heart. How do you come out and ask someone about that? Zava decided to ask, wandering the little bit she wandered, helped.

Exactly where did she end up, looking around. An office? Maybe she wandered further than expected.

Well, that's interesting. Since it appeared no one was there, quietly she moved closer to the desk, not to look at what was being written, but to see what kind of magic it was and if there was someone actually there. Near the chair, she poked at the air with her finger and backed up.

"Fascinating."

With nothing there, she went to find the redheaded woman and the water. She's not sure when the headmaster would return and it's been awhile.

She missed the black mist forming into Briarius, but she didn't miss him when he was simply there. Blinking several times before smiling, that was about the time Melody offered her water. "Thank you Miss, thank you for everything."

Turning her attention to Briarius, but she didn't say anything until Melody left them alone to speak.

"I am here, I wasn't sure if you wanted this back or not, I haven't heard from you and.. when I said come, it brought me here. You weren't here, Melody was here and then the pen writing on its own, and now you're here. I'm really confused."

She's confused about a few things. "I'm not an elf, nor am I magic.. so I hope you understand my confusion." What exactly was going on? Hopefully he felt like he owed her that much, at least to explain.

When Briarius asked her to have a seat, she did. When he sighed, she frowned a little, unsure of what he was getting at. The stoic look on his face said so much, but the pain in his eyes screamed louder.

Crossing her legs and turning her body inward, her language said she was listening. He explained the differences between humans and elves, the lessons his parents taught him and that he saw confusion and pain.

She waited until he was completely done before she said a word. It took a few minutes to mull over an answer to get this right the first time. "Your parents are wise, there should never be any pain when it comes to a child and how they are begotten. Each one is a blessing no matter how they come into this world, from the way you came or the way an orphan would come into this world. It is all willed and life given, life is precious whether you have one hour or one thousand years."

Clearing her throat and taking a drink of the water. She's not the best with words when there's some confusion. "Briarius, I like you too. Do you think if I didn't, I would be here? Well, the answer is no. While I am human, and you see me as young, I have experience that many twice my age does not have. I brought this to you .. this necklace because you asked me out again, but haven't come back by. This is the only part of confusion I'm facing, I am not asking for anything you do not want to give. I'm a perfectionist, I like to make sure that all things are done right." So she understood exactly where he was coming from.

"What'd I would like is an answer to your intentions, see, as a human, not an elf, if you say to someone I'll call you, or be around and don't follow through you're not really to be trusted. I'm confused about your intentions. If you want to go out again, and need time to make it happen, that's all I need to know. I'm not sure how going out for dinner needs weeks to prepare, but I'm not you and I can't get in your head." She smiled.

"It takes two people to communicate, so here I am. You tell me what you want and we can talk about. Honestly, I do not know what show me your world means, so maybe you can explain it for me please? She'd appreciate it.

"I'm a patient woman Briarius if you tell me what's going on, I do not need to rush, I only need to know what's expected. Is that fair? If it is, you explain what you meant and we go from there, how about that?"

She leaned over and squeezed his hand. Well, then that lead to a quick kiss on the lips; that might have surprised him.

Briarius recovered from the kiss slowly.

"I see..."

He smirked as he rose.

"Come with me."

She didn't really have a choice as he teleported both of them outside.

"Zava...this is my world."

As she looked around, she saw a hauntingly beautiful landscape. All of the colors were washed out...as if some haze constantly hung over the landscape. She saw a large campus, larger than the entirety of RhyDin city. People floated to and fro.

"I am a god on my world. This is my haven, Noledor. It is the birthplace of the elves and where the spirits go after death. I am the guardian of all knowledge and guide to the dead. I am the Patron of Elves."

He looked at her to see how she was taking all of it.

"It is only fair...and while I hold my responsibilities at all times, I am not a patron god elsewhere. ...and you don't have to worship me."

He sighed a bit.

"So this is part of the dinner I had planned."

He waved a hand and a hidden glade appeared. The colors were just a bit brighter here. The glade was complete with low hanging trees of unknown origins, countless wildflowers, and a small table in the center near a small brook.