“Ooh! There it is!” Wrinkled nose. “It’s so...cheerful.”

He sees the look on Lius’ face, and wants to say something, but is soon forced into the window by Cati. A startled laugh actually escapes him.

He looks nervously through the window.

Rolling green hills, sparkling lakes, picturesque forests, what isn't there to like?

Ashwin stares at the forests with a hint of longing.

He was thinking it'd be people already. Instead it's - pretty. And so much of it. (He'd seen this on tv before, but.) He sings a hymn in his head, silently.

Probably handy if she needs to get rid of a body at some point.

The screen between them and the driver rolls down. "Got about half an hour before we get to the school."

"Thank you," Cati says, smiling demurely.

The driver seems slightly taken-aback by that, and smiles back before he can stop himself.

"Thank you, sir," he says automatically. Then the words reach him and he shivers.

"You'll be all right," Cati soothes.

"Thank you," he says, also automatically. (He doesn't know what she's doing and why -)

('you'll be alright' - he thinks about what that means. (not what she means, he doesn't know that, but the sentence is in his thoughts now). He wants to be alright and not do something horrible and he doesn't know how but probably they'd stop him (he prays). He doesn't know if they're going to hurt him, or really really hurt him so he won't be alright much at all. But he deserves it so that doesn't matter.) 

Cati smiles and turns back to the window.

Ashwin looks at Lius as if he can see the cogs in his head turning, and then looks back out into the forest too.

He prays.

She tries to spot signs of the school or other interesting things.

Cati, despite her earlier attitude, seems to not want to fill the silence.

Soon the forest gives way to a sprawling castle and grounds, the Auradon crest displayed proudly. 

A woman stands before it, beaming.

(Attitude or no, it's not really surprising that someone doesn't literally talk constantly.)

Wow!

He's-seen-it-on-tv-but. (TV doesn't do size -)

He shrinks a little again.

The car pulls smoothly up in front of the woman, and there is a clicking from the doors. They must've been locked in the whole time.

The driver and his passenger open the door closest to Ashwin. "Welcome to Auradon."

Ashwin steps out, looking around at the greenery, the well dressed people-

It's so little like home. Nia would've loved the castle.

Cati slides out after him and is quick to approach the woman. "Hello! It's so nice to meet you. I'm Catienne."

The woman beams. "How lovely to meet you! I am Fairy Godmother, Headmistress of Auradon High."