It was a nice Summer day. The sun was shining brightly giving off very warm rays that were perfectly balanced by the slight breeze that was rolling through the campus. Lesko Diamond was sitting on a bench outside the door to the music building holding his 8-month-old son in one hand and his class schedule in the other. Sitting to his left was his beautiful wife, Avicile Mohaili, who was both enjoying a little game with Sterling and looking over Lesko's schedule with him, discussing the rooms of all his classes. To his right were Eric and Rebecca Latham, two of his very best friends. They too were looking over their schedules and were getting quite giddy. Finally, the time had come for them to have the high honor of taking a class from none other than the highly respected and most talked about teacher of the entire music department, Dr. S. R. Sorela.
"That room's the one next to the room with the good speakers..." Eric said, gesturing loosely to the building with his hand.
"Nah, isn't that the room next to Leeden's old office?" Lesko replied.
"No that's 215," replied Rebecca, "217 is the big room where all of us will fit!"
"I'm so excited to take a class from Dr. Sorela I can hardly stand it!" Lesko exclaimed, rubbing his now free hands together and tapping his feet on the ground as if he were wanting to spring up and fly to class. Eric and Rebecca laughed and agreed, adding their own gestures of excitement.
Finally, after another morning class, they all met up in the hallway. Time seemed to slow down to a halt as they waited for Dr. Sorela to come down the stairs from his office tucked away in the back of the top floor. Not many people that they knew walked by but they did come across the newly married Declan Loch and his best friend Jeffrey Mohola, fellow trumpet players, who they found out had gotten special clearance to take Music History with them. As they exchanged hugs and greetings the door to the stairwell opened slowly and in he walked.
As soon as he was even the slightest bit visible the whole floor filled with an aura of peace and great power. An arm clothed in a black sleeve poetically appeared, moving with a ballet-like precision. Next, a leg ending with a fine black boot made its way around the door. Finally, in a complete fluid motion as if he were floating, the tall and immense frame of Dr. Sorela slowly rounded the corner, coming into full view. His dark eyes were full of light and life, even though they appeared to be shadowed and deeper than almost anyone around. They were not stern in any way and instead seemed to smile. His rounded but long oval face was framed by his long, black hair that had a very slight wave to it. It seemed to float as it glided beautifully down his full cheeks, past his pondering etched frown, and over his shoulders like the fur of a perfect image of a lion. He had a slight smile that instantly changed him from the intimidating man most see at first to what he truly was- a man of power so great it was almost unbelievable that he would place himself in the lives of so many ordinary people.
He glided over to another teacher's office to discuss something so Lesko, Eric, Rebecca, Declan, and Jeffrey all made their way quickly to class. The only seats left were in the front and center, which they gladly took, eager to watch Dr. Sorela's every move. There was an eerie silence in the room and an aura of nervousness and excitement was present like the fog of a Spring morning. The door opened and in he walked. He was so tall that he could easily reach up and touch the door frame, and probably the ceiling as well. He was carrying a small briefcase which he gently placed on the table in front of the class, and he took out a pen and some papers. Lesko couldn't stop staring at him, totally beside himself that he was actually taking a class from THE Dr. Sorela! He had seen him in passing and from a distance, but this was the first time he could really see him up close and get to know him. As he watched him move, and especially as he watched his dark black eyes, he could see his own brother looking back at him, sharing that common rare gift, and this brought him great comfort and maybe a slight twinge of 'reverse homesickness' for his brother, who had long since moved back to his birth city of Tarra, 4 hours away by trains.
"Hello.... everyone! I send my warmest welcome to my Music History class... This semester is about... the study of Catin music. My name... is Dr. Sorela... and I am the Oboe professor as well as... a musicologist here at the university."
Lesko was amazed by his strong and yet soft Keòen accent. His voice was light and airy, almost like a whisper but speaking at the same time. He'd never really heard him speak before and was amazed by how softspoken he was. His voice was certainly very unique and surprising in many more ways than this. Besides his beautiful timbre and his slow, crisp articulation and pauses in speech, Dr. Sorela's voice was not as low as he expected for someone so tall. It was soothing and gently reflected his gift Terabi Tana which he so obviously possessed. With that, Lesko suddenly realized once more than he was staring at the only man in the world to possess both great Catin gifts- something that will never happen again. He was staring at an amazing piece of history and importance, and here he was in a classroom about to lecture them about the early days of Catin music!
He recollected his thoughts and once again focused all his attention on this incredible man.
"Now, I want everyone... to state... your name... instrument... and major... I want to get to know all of you better..."
Lesko eagerly looked around at all the people who were beginning to share a bit about themselves. When it finally reached him, he smiled and said confidently, "Lesko Diamond. Trumpet. Music performance and business!" Dr. Sorela smiled at him and gave him a look that seemed to convey that he knew of his connections with Osai Naori and that they would have many great discussions together. Lesko didn't know how he did it exactly but he spoke through aura which made him able to convey huge amounts if information in very few words. He was astounded at the greatness of everything and felt like a teen meeting a movie star. He had definitely found his niche and was in the right place to meet the people he respected most!
"Diamond... Hmm... That's very interesting," Dr. Sorela said with a slightly amusing tone, "Are you... related... to Oja Diamond by chance?"
Lesko's heart skipped a beat and with excitement proudly exclaimed, "Yes! He's my brother!" smiling all the way.
"I knew it!" Dr. Sorela replied with a soft smile, "A very good man Oja Diamond is... a wonderful man indeed..."
He went on after the introductions to carefully explain the workings of the class. It was clear that although he was dark and intimidating he truly cared so much for what he taught and was easily able to convey his love for music to everyone in the room. There wasn't much of a lecture as it was the first day of class but as class was dismissed and everyone began to leave the room, Lesko stopped to shake Dr. Sorela's hand and gave him a nod of understanding that they would be visiting very soon to eagerly discuss Osai's Gift.
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