Kurumi offered Professor Newlin a brave smile when she finally showed up. It was clear that the spark that had been there previously with the fire crab lesson was not there this time - and she was pretty sure that it wasn't because they were discussing a different creature today.

Finally taking a seat on one of the benches, Kurumi set her parchment an textbook on her lap while she reached for a quill with her other hand. Augureys. It reminded her of when her and August had tried to cheer one up while they had both been on a laughing potion of some sort. The details of the potion were a bit vague, but not how much her and her little lion brother had been laughing like hyenas.

Raising her hand, Kurumi waited for her turn before speaking. "Augureys, or Irish Phoenixes, are very shy creatures. It takes a lot of patience to lure them out of their nests, even with their favorite array of fairies and flies." She had waited patiently 3 hours once for one of them to come out, but had not been disappointed when it had.