They were in a long, dim room filled with desks and computers. The school computer lab.

Lise groaned. They just had to end up at her second most hated place. School.

Isiea hasnt ever been here before. She thinks for a moment. ,, ...We should pay aunt Izz a visit. ,,

(Lise and Ethan know who this is but the others of course wouldnt)

Ethan lay under a nearby desk, his face peaceful, his breath slow and deep.

Ash was nowhere to be seen, but Grimalkin lay on a desk beneath a dingy window, purring in the sunlight coming through the glass.

Lise got up and went over to Ethan, carefully picking him up.

Isiea waits a minute, then repeats herself, a little louder. ,, We should pay aunt Izz a visit. ,,

The cat yawned, cracking open one golden eye to stare at them. "I was beginning to think you would sleep forever. You snore, you know."

Ethan remained asleep

" we should go home. " Lise replies.

,, Lise, I think she knew about some of this magic stuff. We really should visit her. ,, Theres that note of urgency again, the same one from before.

" No. Im taking Ethan home. "