Orion sighs softly and smiles, nodding a little and following Belladonna. "Alright" they hum and look around, trying not to bump into anyone. Though they did look through the people, seeing how many people they could see that had exposed tattoos.
Belladonna walked the halls confidently, a small smile on her lips as she did so. Many of the people within the halls all had visible wisteria tattoos, only a few had them hidden because of their clothing. This had been Belladonna's life since she was born. She had grown up within the Order of the Wisteria. She made sure that Orion was always at her side, since it was rather easy to get lost.
Orion hums quietly, staying close to Belladonna because they obviously didn't want to get lost. They were super nervous yet excited at the same time, and they honestly wanted to get there faster just to see what would happen.
She offered a gentle smile to Orion when they stopped in front of a door marked with a rose and knocked. The door was still for a moment before a man answered the door. His hair was a raven's black, wove into a loose braid down his back. A mask covered the bottom half of his face and his eyes were a lime green. "Well well. Welcome back Belladonna. It seems you brought a friend with you. Are they one of us?" Belladonna shook her head. "No, but they soon will be. Think you can take them under your wing like you did me?" She tilts her head a bit.
Orion blinks and looks up at the man, trying to examine what they could see of his face. Why he was wearing a mask, he didn't see anyone else here wearing a mask, at least they didn't think they did. Maybe he's the only one who wears one?
The man's eyes soften and he nods. "Of course. Bring them in." He opens the door and guides them into a rather nice looking office. It was stocked with books, a desk neatly settled in the middle of the room. Weapons of all sorts settled on the wall opposite of the book cases. "Make yourself comfortable." He waved to a few comfortable looking chairs. "Tea?"
Orion looks around the room, taking everything in before carefully sitting down on one of the chairs. "Yes, please" Orion smiles a bit and watches the man for a bit. They were still a bit nervous, but they could tell this man was kind.
The man nods and smiles a bit before wandering to a little hidden crook and returned with two steaming cups of tea. "Belladonna was never a fan of my tea." There was a bit of a smile in the eyes. Belladonna chuckled, "I like the sweeter teas." She said simply as she settled down in the chair beside Orion. The man nods. "Of course. Ah, my name is Clover." He says, handing Orion the drink before settling at his desk.
Orion shivers a little and takes the cup of tea, not drinking out of it yet since it was still too hot. At least it warmed up their always-cold hands. "Nice to meet you sir, my name is Orion"
"Just Clover is fine." Clover raised his hand kindly, however he did not remove his mask to sip at his tea. "It's been a while, Belladonna. However, we will catch up later. Orion. Why did you chose to join the Order of the Wisteria?" He asks quietly, his full attention on Orion.
Orion nods in response to Clover before humming in thought, looking down at their tea and carefully swirling it around in their cup. "Well its kindof simple really, I just want to make sure noone else goes through what I did. Noone else should"
He nods in thought, "No one should go through what you have… May I ask what happened?" He folds his hands on his desk. Belladonna settles into her chair and leans back in the chair.
Orion shivers a little and sips their tea since it was cool enough, sighing quietly and watching the tea cup for a bit. "..mm..my family got killed, and since I had noowhere else to stay I had to stay in the same house that they got killed in. Then the thing that killed them came back to finish the job and kill me"
He nods at the others words, "I apologize for what you've been through. It's an experience that you would never wish on someone, not even your worst enemy…" He glances at Belladonna, and she had a guilty look over her expression. He could practically read her mind. If only I had been there sooner.
"Yeah.." Orion sighs softly and looks away for a few seconds before looking up at Clover, their expression hardening after a bit. "I don't want anyone else to experience that, and I won't let it happen"
Clover nods. "Some of us are raised in this life. Others find it and don't want to turn back. Some join this life to become rich. And there are those, such as you, who don't wish anyone to experience what you have gone through. Very well. I'll take you under my wing, Orion."
Orion nods and smiles slightly, watching Clover. "Thank you very much sir" they shiver a little before drinking more of their tea. It was obvious how excited they were for what was ahead.
Clover nods and glances at Belladonna. "Alright, Donna. You're dismissed." She nods and stands slowly. "Good luck. I'll be seeing you around." She winks and exits the room quietly.
"Thanks" Orion watches Belladonna leave, tilting their head a little before looking back at Clover and blinking. They were fine, this is fine- but then what would the wink be for? It's just a wink, stop being paranoid. There's no reason to be paranoid.
Clover watches her go and shakes his head, a small chuckle leaving his lips. "She's an interesting soul. Now. You'll have to go over some papers, and we'll start training in the morning. You'll also recieve a handbook with known information on the creatures."
Orion nods and watches Clover, shivering a little before nodding, "Alright" they were kindof excited for the handbook, they liked learning about different things and then being able to carry that information with them-
He nods, "We'll get you set up with a room tonight, as well as clothes to change into. Training starts at 9am. Once you've reached a certain level in training, you will chose a weapon to use in the field. Then, once you pass coronation, you are given the Wisteria mark. Of course, it's completely a choice."
Orion nods as well, shivering and shifting in their seat for a bit. "Alright, thank you" they finish their tea after a bit, carefully setting their cup down. They were already excited to start-
(Shall we time skip?)
(Sounds good! Sorry I was busy like, all day)