The front Three rows of Students drew backwards as the carriage hurtled ever lower, coming in to land at a tremendous speed, then, with an almighty crash, the horses" hooves, larger than dinner plates, hit the ground. A second later, the carriage landed too, bouncing upon its vast wheels, while the golden horses tossed their enormous heads and rolled large, fiery red eyes. Alani just had time to see that the door of the Carriage bore a coat of arms (two crossed, golden wands, each emitting Three stars) before it opened. A boy in pale blue robes jumped down from the Carriage, bent forwards, fumbled for a moment with something on the Carriage floor and unfolded a set of golden steps. He sprang back respectfully