The package had been waiting for her when she'd returned to her room. After a long moment of staring at the accompanying note, Dru decided not to think about what it meant. Instead she turned her attention to the package, carefully undoing the wrapping and lifting the slightly curved blades out of the box.
A quick
voicemail later, she was on her way to the Salle to try out her graduation gift.
Anyone entering the Salle would find Dru experimenting with her new Malaika.
[Malaika are the completely made-up, traditional weapon of a Svetocha. They're a pair of slightly curved hawthorn wood blades. Think something like escrima sticks with a sharp edge.]