Noah was sitting at his desk, absentmindedly flipping through one of his class notes when a knock sounded at the door.
He looked up, his brow furrowing. "Who is it?"
"It's me," came Arlo's voice from the other side.
Noah stood and crossed the room, opening the door. Arlo stepped in quickly, looking more serious than usual. His usual calm expression was gone, replaced by tension.
"I found something," Arlo said, not waiting for an invitation before closing the door behind him.
Noah folded his arms. "What kind of something?"
"About Professor Cecilia," Arlo said bluntly.
That caught Noah's attention immediately. His eyes narrowed. "What about her?"
Arlo ran a hand through his hair, pacing once before speaking again. "I was following her mana traces. I needed to verify that she wasn't connected to the Puppeteer. But her mana… it led to the deepest lake on campus."
Noah frowned. "The lake?"
