"He is very sick, Miss Chase." She glared at Lise over the rim of her mug, steam writhing off her glasses. "I wasnt joking when I said hell be weak. The iron was in his system too long. He needs the glamour of his own realm to heal, so his body can throw off the sickness. Barring that--" she took a sip of coffee "--if you could find a great influx of human emotion, in large quantities, that might help him. At the very least, he could begin to recover."

" so we have to take him home. But where are we going to find a great influx of human emotions? "

"Lise, he needs to go home." Isiea huffs.

He snorted. "I can sneak us into anything. Who do you think youre talking to?" He snapped his fingers, grinning. "We can pay a visit to Blue Chaos again, thatll be fun."

The nurse blinked. "Blue Chaos is owned by a Winter sidhe who employs redcaps and is rumored to have an ogre in the basement." She sighed. "Wait. If you insist on doing this, Ive a better idea, one not so...insane." She looked caught between reluctance and resignation as she spoke. "The Winter Formal is tonight at your old school, Miss Chase. If there is one place that is sure to have an overabundance of emotionally charged, hormonal teenagers, that would be it."

" ugh. Im willing to go if it means helping Ash. "

Isiea's claws fully unsheathe. "Do we have a third option?"

She turned her gaze to Isiea, holding the stern glare. "I'm afraid not."

(Sorry, not prom, the Winter Formal. Same thing)

" so we don't have another Choice. "

(Not much of a difference)

She lets out a long sigh. "Fine."

"Your parents called off the investigation for you a few months ago," she said solemnly. "I believe the excuse your mother used was that you had come home and that they sent you away to a boarding school out of state. Im not sure what she told your father, but no one has been looking for you for a while," the nurse finished. "Your appearance might seem odd at first, but Im sure Robin can fix it so you arent conspicuous. Either way, I doubt anyone will remember you."