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((...well, methinks it's time to get Alec back into the game as well!

And seriously, I leave you guys alone for 2 months and I have to come back to THIS!? You people LIVE off of drama, don't you? *sighs* Guess I'll just have to have Alec pull double duty as the school psychologist. lulz))

There was a small layer of dust in Alec's classroom, except of course in the spot where he had teleported away in a flash of fire and smoke. The room was quiet. It had been about a week since Alec had left on his personal excursion, and his classroom hadn't been used at all. But something was happening. The air was becoming hotter, and the wind outside was picking up slightly. Suddenly, a small fire erupted just behind the desk, and within minutes it had grown to the size of a tall, skinny man. Soon the flames began to die down, and standing back behind his old desk was none other than Alec Leaton, sporting a very nice tan and a new kilt that he was proudly wearing. "The Scottish highlands really are beautiful this time of year," he said to himself as he laid a bagpipe on the desk. Alec took a look around his classroom and sighed softly. "The clean-up staff here apparently isn't doing their job." With that Alec clapped his hands together, and immediately a huge gust of wind blew through the classroom. It blew all of the dust out of the room and through the windows, making the room look spotless. Alec looked around again, this time with a smile on his face. "Much better." With a soft sigh Alec sat down in his chair and leaned back, stretching out his muscles as he attempted to relax for a few more seconds. Once that short moment of bliss was over though, Alec snapped his finger, which magicked up a note on the headmaster's desk. It read as thus: I'm back, feel free to lecture me now. Alec smiled softly, but with a hint of worry showing in his features. He truly hoped that things had gotten slightly better since he left. The amount of drama this school was capable of producing in a few short days was simply staggering to him.

Adolf frowned deeply enough to be clearly visible. He was obviously troubled by... well, by something. What was anyone's guess... but it couldn't be anything good. As unintentionally mysterious as he was, for something like this to bother him meant it must be something big. He stood up. "I will come."

Lin sighed but slowly stood up. She would have loved to have learned the potion recipe now, but she trusted her mentor to know what was best.

She winced/glared at Riser as she passed him and went to her mentor's classroom. She sighed in relief when she got there and didn't feel an overwhelming dark energy nearby. She kept the water barrier up around her, though, just in case Riser showed up.

She automatically took a seat at one of the chairs behind the long tables, where her assigned spot usually was.

Adolf walked silently behind Ophi. He nodded briefly to the man, who Ophiuchus had addressed as Leaton. He vaguely recalled seeing him before when he'd followed Athena for her classes one day, though she had called him something else. Alec, right? He taught some sort of magic or spellcasting class, if Adolf remembered correctly. He usually did.

Lin looked at Professor Leaton with a smile, but a slightly confused one at that. Why was he talking like he had been gone from the school? She hadn't really paid attention to if she had seen him around the school or not. So much had happened lately that she hadn't paid much attention to anything. Heck, she had been at Bai Ching for a few days herself.

She then saw Professor Akakios enter the classroom and heard the exchange between her two professors. Apparently Professor Leaton had been gone lately. Well, shame on her for not noticing.

She nodded and smiled to Professor Leaton to show that she wasn't ignoring him, but she didn't want to speak and answer her questions when Professor Akakios had to speak soon.

If it was possible for a human's brain to malfunction, the sound that came out of Alec's head was about as close as it could come. Alec's eyelid began to twitch slightly as his smile quickly faded into a blank frown. Slowly, Alec just let his face rest in his hands as he groaned audibly. Too many thoughts were running through his head right now, far too many to deal with at once. So Alec simply talked though his hands, not even wanting to put in the effort to raise his head up and look at Ophi directly. "Just start from the beginning, and try to be concise. I don't think I can handle all that information at once in detail."

Alec was relieved to hear that Danni was back, and in one piece no less. He had hoped that Ialo or someone would have been able to bring her back, and that hope had been thankfully fulfilled. He would make a point of trying to see her later, just to check up on her and see how she was. But Alec still had to hear the rest of the story, so he simply moved his hand in a circular motion, signaling that Ophi should continue with the slew of updates that were undoubtedly coming.

Adolf frowned momentarily and sent a sharp look to the elven girl. Had she not been listening? There was going to be more to this conversation. Adolf himself didn't know (and thusly, didn't really care) much about the Danni girl, but he was patient enough to wait it out. He had been warming up to Lin, but this was silly. Did she have some sort of dispute with Rinaldi?