Lyra
Professor Thorne closed the door slowly, his gaze scanning the hallway outside from the vision panel before he finally turned the lock. Pulling the blinds down, he sighed and walked over to his seat behind the small mahogany desk, plopping down on it.
"Take a seat, you two," the professor said as he leaned back against his chair, the old metal rings under creaking under his weight.
I looked at Aurelia, confusion etched on my face, silently asking her why he had called us here. The expression she wore mirrored mine-she had no idea either. As the silence stretched and awkwardness began to settle in the room, we immediately took our seats.
This was the first time I was coming to his office as he was a very secretive man. I had expected the entire place to be bigger but there was n
