Chapter 54: Fire-Cracking Lizards (1)
They spent the first few hours of class learning about the Fire-cracking lizard. For someone who prided herself on more practical classes than theory, Professor Lea Gilligan really rambled on.
She spoke so passionately about the subject that the students couldn’t even be mad. That was until their wrists started to cramp up due to excessive note-taking. Because they were outside, they didn’t have desks to place their books on as they took down the numerous dictations and they also didn’t have chairs with backrests to lean against whenever they eventually got tired.
Of course, they were all soon seated on the soft grass and others even took it far enough to lie down for a more relaxing posture but it hardly helped with the wrist cramps. At least for those who were serious about taking notes.
And then finally, with a wide smile on her face, she asked,
"Any questions?"
The entire class was so tired and numb that no one really had any questions and just stared like they were really hoping this was the end. The more time-conscious of the bunch noted that there was still some time in this double-period and wondered what the rest of the time was going to be spent on since the Professor looked to be finalizing her lecture.
"No questions?" Professor Gilligan asked when no one raised a hand and then she smiled,
"Fantastic. Shows you understand enough about the Fire-cracking Lizard to pacify them."
"Them?" Aylin Khione asked and sat up off the ground, sharing looks with her gang of friends at the plural.
"Pacify?" Kaya asked, taking note of a different word.
"Indeed," Professor Gilligan said and reached into one of her pouches to pull out small black discs. There were about eight of them that she tossed up so they began to land on the ground with little ’Thud’ sounds.