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Alex sed hard and looked at his lap

Mr Today shuffled some papers on his desk, and then stood "Coot to his feet and followed Mr Today to the hallway

"So, Alex," Mr Today said, taking on a lighter tone, "How are your studies now that you’re in training? All going well?" But he seeht of the dreaht of never seeing Aaron again Finally he looked up at Mr Today "Everything’s really going great I like it here"

Mr Today gazed at Alex as they walked, his face indecipherable After a lad of that"

Where There’s a Will

Where are you going?" Lani de several creatures, students, and statues scowl in her direction "You’re always sneaking around these days"

"I’m busy," Alex said

"With what?"

"U desperately to think of a way to change the subject so that Lani would leave hi his doorway "I really want to knohat the incantation is for turning scatterclips lethal Any idea?"

Lani cocked her head "I don’t know"

"Well, can you find out? I’d like to learn that one I mean, not because I’ll ever use it I mean just in case"

Lani’s eyes widened "You mean you’d kill so that"

"I think you are"

Alex shrugged "Only if I had to I don’t ever want to kill anybody"

Lani was silent She turned "I’ll see what I can find out," she said, wandering off into the rows and rows of books

When she was out of sight, Alex slipped through the doorway to the stairwell and bounded up the steps to the third floor He peered into thethat all was dark, and went inside Then he tiptoed back to his table to finally finish up his painting