The Academy: some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall

What did she wish to learn? Why the scorching sun chases the shadow of the moon across the sky, why the song of summer must be so short and so bittersweet, why there is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. Everything.

Yet, this hunger for knowledge is no sin of greed, no quest for ultimate happiness: it is a route, a pathway, to making this world a better place. Herq uest for knowledge is another of Electra's countless quests and causes, each to which she is a s constant as the northern star.

The chesnut stallion, walking side by sidw with the little black mare, looked to be like fire against darkness. The calm quiet between them is unbroken for a moment - there is soul's ease in Pirate for Electra. He is like a pool of water on some warm, breathless summer's day: clear, crystal, and calming. It is a moment before Electra, her mind quieting from its torrential storm of thoughts, breaks the silence.

"I wish to learn what my purpose is," she confided, in a rare moment of clarity. This si the truth - the reason behind Electra's constant search for passion and causes to believe in. It is the quest to find her true meaning, her purpose in this world of darkness and intrigue.

"I wish to know what I am meant to do here."