Second Excerpt from The Elementals

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This is the second excerpt from my book! Enjoy :) When Carri finally managed to get off of the coach, a hand landed on her shoulder. She looked up to see a tall woman, probably in her 30s, with dirty blonde hair in a messy bun, sky-blue eyes and a long nose. An Air? It certainly seemed so from her vibe, but her figure was more bulky, like an Earth. “You’re a first-year, yes?” Carri nodded. “Righto! Come with me.” Carri followed the woman, who introduced herself as Jill, to a small group of waiting kids. She was glad to know that there were other new firsties- she wouldn’t want to be starting alone, in a school where nobody else was new. One of the other new kids stepped forward. “My name is Alastair Aeolus Barlowe, Prince of the Airfolk, how do you do?” He said in a pompous voice, extending his hand. He was tall and pale, with the signature Sky-blue eyes of an Air, and blonde hair so faded that it was almost white. He wore a silver and white tailored suit. A Prince? Carri shook his hand, not really sure how to act when introduced to a royal of another element. She luckily didn’t have to answer, because another kid stepped forward. “M- my name is Ella”, she said in a small voice, “I’m an Earth, but you already knew that, right?” She gave a small smile, which Carri returned. Ella was a short girl, with brown eyes, an innocent smile and a cute nose. Her brown hair had a streak of dark green running through it and was tied in two plaits with green ribbon. She wore a green top with baggy brown joggers. The last kid hung back a little, suspicion in his orange eyes. His fiery red hair hung down to his shoulders. He had tanned skin and freckles, and wore a dark red version of a normal school uniform. Carri glared at him, but felt the Jill woman’s eyes on her, so managed to choke out a “hello, my name is Carri” before turning her eyes to the floor. The boy remained silent, but at a nudge from Jill, muttered “Agni” before turning away. Jill clapped her hands. “Alright then, new students! Now that you’ve all introduced yourselves, let’s go and find your dorm! You’ll be sharing with six other children.” Your dorm? YOUR DORM? Carri had to share a dorm with Agni? And possibly other Fires? This was going to suck. She wanted to go home, back to the sparkling pools and rivers of the Water Kingdom.