Her eyes were focused on the thestrals for a while before the lesson started but as soon as the lesson started, she adjusted her focus to the Headmistress. She opted to remain silent during the first question and decided to listen to her fellow peers as they spoke. Olivia just felt completely off today. Her thoughts were in a different place and it took a lot out of her to focus.

They were learning about Ehwaz not Eihwaz. Merlin. Now that was going to be hard to keep straight. Ehwaz. The rune of the horse. Fascinating. The first step of this activity was to carve the rune into the pendant. She took a pendant and placed it beside her. Before attempting to carve it, Olivia opted to draw the rune in her notebook over and over again so that she really knew what she was doing. At first, the runes came out rather crooked. Why couldn't she draw simple straight lines today? Gah. She bit her lip and began drawing in her notebook again. No. No. NO. Ugh. Why couldn't she focus? This wasn't like her. What were the...? No. Focus. She could wonder later.

She took a deep breath as she tried to calm her frustration. Then she began drawing. Good. The lines were getting straighter. Olivia needed to visualize it. Once satisfied with the drawing of the rune, she turned her attention to the wooden pendant. Maybe she would hold of carving it at the moment. She needed to work on the pronunciation. "Intaglio Ehwaz. Intaglio Ehwaz," she repeated, making sure to say Ehwaz instead of Ehiwaz.

Alright. It was time to carve the rune into the pendant. Steadying her arm, she pointed her wand at the middle of the rune and took a deep breath. She needed to block everything out of her mind except for the rune. Nothing else mattered. Nothing. Ehwaz. Protection. Partnership. Protection. Ehwaz. She briefly cast her eyes down to the shape that she had drawn and then focused on the pendant. "Intaglio Ehwaz. Intaglio Ehwaz. Intaglio Ehwaz. Intaglio Ehwaz. Intaglio Ehwaz," she repeated quietly as she watched the rune slowly etch itself into the wood. Once it was done, she removed her wand.

Not too bad. The rune could have been a little less slanted and more centered on the pendant. It was a little too much to the right for her liking. Still a slight golden hue was produced from the rune which brought a small smile to her face.

Today was going to be a long day.