Chapter Fourteen
The nerves I'm feeling dwarf the ones I had the last time I sat outside the Dean's office waiting to be called in. Though at least my parents aren't going to turn up this time. At least, I hope not. Saying that, they did give me information that helped us unravel what's going on with the curse.
"You can come in now," the Dean says.
I rise to my feet, the others alongside me. None of us have said anything to one another, but I haven't let go of Caspian's hand since untying him. After what he saw of his mother, he's the one who needs the comfort the most.
"Please, have a seat," Professor Richards says, waving her hand towards the chairs on the other side of the desk.
The Dean perches out of the way, watching, but not leading the meeting. This is going from weird to stra
