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Lin shook her head when they were back and immediately wanted to dispel her professor of any thought he might have that she couldn't handle all of this.

"Oh sir, I am more than ready to do this! Do not worry about that. I think... I must have just been dizzy from turning around so fast earlier. But I am more than ready to administer these pot.... these items."

She didn't even want to mention the word potion now that they were in public.

But before she could ask her professor where to find the other people she was supposed to give these potions to, she heard an announcement come over the intercom. A very unbelievable, horrible announcement....

Her eyes widened and she looked at her professor. "Oh no... Ambrose... Ambrose was her brother."

Alec had been sitting in his seat when the announcement came over the intercom. Alec's face quickly melted from the mock concern he had put on for Athena's sake, to that of pure horror. Alec hadn't the foggiest idea that something this tragic had happened while he and the others had been dealing with Krauser. Alec's mind began to wonder about what had happened, what had caused Danni's untimely death. He had seen her in his classroom on the first day of classes, not 24 hours ago. She had seemed a little depressed, but certainly not in any kind of danger.

But all these thoughts were quickly replaced by a much larger one. Ialo. Alec hadn't had much time to really get to know his new boss, but Ialo didn't seem like the type to take this news well. Alec watched as Athena stormed out of his classroom, fangs bared and a murderous glint in her eye, most likely going to see Cook at the shack. Alec would have stopped her, but he knew the old Irishman would be able to handle her well enough for the time being. For now, Alec stood up from his chair and walked over to Nathan, who was looking quite grave as well. Alec put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Let's go take care of your son," as he led him towards the door, and eventually the shack out in the grounds.

Lin had dashed quickly off to Professor Leaton's office when Professor Akakios had told her that she could find 2 of the potions' recipients at. He told her that she had to hurry in order to catch them before the funeral. Well, no one could be as fast as an elf.

She found herself just a few feet from Professor Leaton's office mere seconds later. She waved to the 2 individuals she saw coming out of the office. She had just made it! She recognized Professor Leaton, and the man beside him must be Nathan.

"Excuse me, Professor! Excuse me! I have something for you and someone named Nathan Enlil!"

She came to a very graceful stop right in front of the two men. She wasn't out of breath or anything. Not a strand of hair was out of place.

An elf? Nathan thought to himself as he watch Lin with curiosity. Not in the rude, gawking way that most people have when seeing a magical creature the first time, but the quiet gaze of being genuinely interested in who someone was. "What do you have for us that's so important?"

Alec was taken back a little bit when Lin said what the potion was for. He wasn't sure how she knew, but Alec was feeling kind of drained after the whole Enlil Corp. incident. Not completely drained obviously, otherwise Alec wouldn't be able to really stand up, but enough that the power boost would be welcomed. Alec took the vial from Lin's finely manicured hand and nodded his thanks. "Thank you Lin, truly. Now we really must go. I'd help you find Luna and Kai, but this is really an emergency. Good luck finding them."

Alec waited for Nathan to finish saying his thanks to Lin before he started to head off towards the shack with Nathan. Alec popped the top off of the vial and smelled the aroma wafting out of the glass tube. It was a pleasant fruity smell, one that Alec couldn't rightly place at the moment. Alec downed the potion, and instantly he felt better. His arms and legs felt lighter, he seemed to stand a little straighter, and he felt less tired in general. Alec was amazed, he hadn't ever drank a potion that worked THAT quickly before. It must have been something rather special.

But Alec still didn't have time to mull over those thought, since he and Nathan were about to head outside. Alec looked over at Nathan and asked, "Shall I talk to him or should you?"

"T-thank you very much, miss," Nathan said politely to Lin. Her voice was beautiful, he thought. He followed Alec out to the shack, and watched him down the potion. Nathan had no doubt it was something good and when Alec looked visibly more energetic, he undid the cap on his own vial and drank the potion. It was like the best coffee in the world. Nathan didn't feel drowsy or still in pain at all anymore.

"I'll talk to him first. He won't try to attack me."

Riser had been leaning in a shadowy corner of Danni's room, his face mostly obscured; he had been laughing almost unnervingly to himself ever since Ophiuchus had finished speaking.
"Oh what's wrong 'professor'? Don't tell me you're frightened of how your little elven protege will react to my presence are you?" He pulled the hood up on the jacket he had stolen from a student's room, obscuring his face further as he stepped out from the shadows. "Of course you are. And to think I was beginning to respect your role in the universe Serpent, you're as turn-tail as ever."
In his typical way, the Fallen casually snatched the potion and downed it. His personality was back to normal it seemed, but his body was still aching and snapping and breaking and creaking before he grabbed the vial. For a moment, all looking in his direction saw his eyes flash that vicious deep purple in the dark of his stolen hood. And then, as if he had done it one thousand times prior, Riser's right hand quickly moved to his right eye and withdrew as a small portion of his mask materialized.
"You never change," he began to say. "but I give credit where credit is due, that was one powerful concoction. So, what do you plan to do with this girl Akakios, train her in your ways? What then, have her strike the same deal you made and let her wander and cower endlessly?" His mouth, still vaguely visible, shot into a crooked grin. "Hmm, or is she merely a carnal pleasure for an old snake? She is rather exotic, isn't she?"

"Of course I reek of darkness, you speak as if I didn't know this. You, however, reek of something else entirely. Do you know what it is?" He bent down, his eyes connecting with the healer's mere inches away. "It's guilt. Just now you said her life was her decision, what if she were to choose to be with you, hmmm let's put it this way, intimately. She wants to learn, and you know you want to teach her." That smile of his was horrifying; even in his diminished state, that grin held so many haunting truths. "As for your initial outburst, right and wrong are entirely relative to one's personal views old friend. What you consider wrong, I believe to be right right right."