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As her students filed in, Mike was curiously absent for the moment. Something was slightly different in her stance, in her tone, even perhaps the atmosphere in the room. She looked more serious.

"Today, class, we will be discussing demons and spirits. I was unsure if they should qualify, as they are largely though to be beings entirely outside of the animal kingdom, beings made of energy and magic and the aether, but as they are such creatures which some like to doubt in certain worlds.

"Not my own, I assure you.

"And because they are different from other creatures which we've covered though can have similar effects as ghosts and some of the other beings, I thought they were worth a class. I should like it known right this moment that I do not approve of demonology in the least, nor will I answer questions pertaining to it's practices. I will not preach to it's wickedness; I will only point out the stupidity of the school and the eventual fate of most who practice such a craft."

She breathed out and offered a smile.

"As for the spirits of nature and others such as these, I will only teach caution and to never think yourself too clever. Now, however, I think we should begin..."

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Ella raised her hand, puzzled. "But that's not what the fairies I know of are like at all," she said.

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"Oh? Well, I'm always happy to learn something new. What are they like in your world?"

She's genuinely curious.

"They're like people," Ella frowned. "Short-statured people, but people all the same, and they can look however they wish. They can do any sort of magic they wish, but their ethics usually forbid it."

She added, "They're all but immortal, but there are very few left."

"Ethics? Hmm... there are few ethics to the fae of my own world, except for their inability to lie to any degree. They can twist the truth like a cat about their legs, however.

"A very different breed indeed."

"very much so," Ella agreed. "Their belief at home is that magic may have unintended consequences, so they must carefully consider any possible use, even something so small as removing a stain from a rug."

Wryly, she added, "Of course there are exceptions."

"There are always exceptions," and she looked around the room, hoping everyone heard that.

She looked to Ella, offering to listen to anything else she might say on the subject, but thinking that perhaps this might be something personal and thus, not voicing the question aloud.

It was more personal than she was willing to share with the class, so she just shrugged and took her seat again.

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Basic Cryptozoology - First Period - Wednesday, 08/13

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