Jogging up the stair, I swiftly make my way into another room, this one smaller with fewer bookshelves laying around. The atmosphere here feels calmer, hushed voices and the sound of pages turning.

Traversing through rows of shelves, I manage to find the little spot that librarian spoke about. Round desks placed against a wall with a few bookshelves placed around them. Here we go.

The first book I come about reads the energetic body, not exactly what I’m looking for but might be worth a read. The next few books detail the chakra system and their relation to the physical body yadi yada – nothing explicitly about kinesis.

I find a book about the different races on Soulma, what is it even doing here? This is the metaphysics section. Lord, people need to be more organized. Taking the book off the bookshelf, I’m planning on bringing it to the right place. That’s when I notice, laying at the end of the shelf, the book I’ve looking for.

Before I can properly grasp it, another hand gets a grip on the book. My eyes travel to the Elfian girl beside me. She immediately lets go of the book and so do I.

“Oh! I’m sorry, you can take it”

She shakes her head, “No, no – you take it”

“No, you can take it” I repeat.

“You sure?”

“Yes?”

“Is that an answer or a question?”

My lips seal shut. I really want that book, it’s alright though, I can always come back for it another time. Her brown eyes stare into my own; she runs a hand through her short curls – “Why don’t we just share it?”

Taken aback I can only nod and replicate the smile that stretches on her face. A few moments later we are sited at one of the round desks with the book rested in between us.

“The metaphysics of kinesis” she hums.

The book is detailed enough that we are both submerged in its contents. Quick glances are shared between us but no spoke words. She takes a pen and underlines important aspects such as the chakras and their connection to the elements.

The seven-chakra system is responsible for the balance and functionality of our elemental kinetic abilities. Simply put, individual or groups of chakras control an aspect of our ‘bending’ abilities:

The root and the heart chakra nest aspects of the earth element, as they represent survival, strength, and love.

The element of fire is found in the sacral chakra and the solar plexus; they embody passion, emotion and creativity.

The element of water is based in the higher chakras; such as the throat, heart and third eye chakra – a display of healing, awareness and communication.

The highest energetic points present in our bodies, the third eye and crown chakra are home to the element of air, which represents intuition, spirituality and intelligence.

Damn it, I knew I should have brought a pen and paper with me. Even though this information is not outstanding, it’s still something schools don’t usually touch. Or, at least not the ones in Yiondelienne. Quite strange that the academy is putting attention to this stuff.

“Well, that was informative” the girl leans back in the chair. “So… what’s your name?” she asks.

I can feel the corners of my mouth stretch to a smile – “Yue, I’m Yue. You?”

“Allura” she shoots her arm forwards, clasping mine in a handshake. “I think I’ve seen you in class earlier”

“Elements class, really?” she nods.

“You seemed pretty concentrated”

“Yeah well… I have never payed much attention to the theoretical part of bending. It’s always been training for me”

Allura smiles as she bends forwards. “Me neither!” Her fingers drum on the book, “I’ve always loved bending, I mean, it’s awesome! Who wouldn’t love it?”

“I know of some people…” An image of my brother comes to mind. Ugh, he never really cared for bending or anything of the matter. Allura shakes her head.

“Crazy people-“

Silence falls upon us. Allura checks out the rest of the book, slowly turning the pages only to read a paragraph or two before moving forwards. This cannot be the only book about kinesis, I’m sure of it. It might be the most detailed though – it’s so thick! And heavy, Lords.

“Are you going to take the book back to your room?” Allura suddenly asks.

“I- I mean, if you want to… you can take it”

Her mouth twists to the side, she stares at me for a second – “You’re either indecisive or too much of a pushover”

A cringed sound leaves my lips. Damn it, she is right. “I just- don’t want to upset anyone” Again, she shakes her head.

“Tell you what, I’ll take the book back to my dorm and you can come take it whenever you need it. Our next class is in… three days, I think, so you can come pick it up by then”

Taking out her notebook, she rips a piece of paper and writes something on it before sliding it over to me. Block 7, app 14. Looking back to her, she’s smiling. “Sounds like a plan?”

“Yeah, a plan”

…

At the front of the library, just outside the doors, Tori stands with a worried expression. I cannot begin to tell you the way my brows shot up when noticing him standing there.

“Tori? What the hell are you doing here?” I rush into his arms. He chuckles before pushing back. He looks tired, with bags weighting under his eyes.

“I brought you a new Link, remember?” Oh, shit! Right!

“Awh… Tori” I cannot help but to hug him back. It has been just one day since he left and yet, it felt like an eternity.

When pulling the Link from his backpack, he goes on to say, “I looked for you everywhere. First at the dorms then through the campus, until I met that roommate of yours”

“Which one?”

He thinks for a moment. “The blonde one – the Boulnae” Ah! Jordynn.

“He told me I’d find you at the library”

A chuckle escapes my lips, “I don’t think you would have found me in there, it’s so big Tori! And so cool”

His face turns to a grimace. “Not as big as the one back home” Oh no, this again... “I’m serious; this place has nothing on Aizza”

“Sure, Tori… whatever you say”