After parting from her new acquaintances, Riley headed to the girls' dormitory. She yawned again, covering it politely with her hand. She assumed that her things would be in the dormitory when she got there; wasn't it the prairie elves' job to see to that? I guess I'll just have to wait and find out, she thought.
Soon she'd arrived at the room and stepped tentatively inside. She looked around, tugging self-consciously on her ponytail. She located her things at the foot of one of the beds and, deeming that one hers, sank down on the edge. Her stomach tightened nervously, and again she reached for her hair. Deciding she should change into her pajamas, she pulled the ribbon out of her hair and let the strawberry-blonde locks fall in waves around her shoulders. Nervously, she started combing through them with her fingers. What would the other girls think of her?\n\n