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Edel shifted where she stood, observing the situation carefully. No way they weren't getting detention now, if any of the teachers found out.

"What?" she hissed, turning to look at Xiu with a look that said oh jack look what your kohai have done now, then looking to Shun. "Well you'd say not to trust the Blacks Sands I'd presume?"

The frost demon gestured at AJ and the other students in the area. "May I suggest that anyone who'd bought a Fear Amp that day please to remove the bracelets," she turned to stare at Danny, whom she'd remember seeing there too.

"AJ, back up." AJ was starting to worry Andrew a bit. Just a bit. Between the happily bathing in blood and the challenge he was starting to worry a bit over AJ's health.

Andrew wasn't sure he trusted the feeling he didn't like the feeling of outside influence. but he did like treasure. Honestly treasure hunt was the real reason he agreed, still it wasn't worth sticking his neck out over.

Andrew edged a few steps closer to AJ touching a wing to his arm and trying to block any forward momentum. It wouldn't stop him if he was determined but it was meant to be more a mental barrier than physical. He wasn't planning on putting his neck out for the boil, but he would try and prevent it... "Let them fight it out among themselves." it was getting cramped in here and Andrew defiantly took note of the shadow things. His tail blazed, preparing his fire as some sparked around his fingers. Ok Andrew might be in battle mode himself.

"AJ you are starting to freak me the ******** out. knock it off man." he stared at AJ this was weird, very weird. He dropped his wing getting it out of the way, he remembered their one spar. Aj was a vicious fighter... even when being "nice". Andrew wasn't messing with that. "If I didn't care I wouldn't have said anything. I'm just looking out for you, but if you want to go get yourself dissipated I'm sure as hell not going to stop you." It was just dissipation. Not like he wouldn't come back after. But this current Aj worried him a bit.

But Andrew didn't care that much. Really. Or so he told himself. "But you know I'd really you rather not get dissipated." ok he cared a little, but how was a demon supposed to have minions if they killed themselves?

"I would fight until my core breaks or I got weaponized" He smiled back to Andrew, seemed not to care about dissipation. It hurt but it felt meaningful after a great fight. Then, AJ turned to grin at the dormouse, "No way, it looks good on me." She wanted to steal the ring, there was not a chance he was giving her. The bracelet, besides property of Black Sands, was still a fear amp.

AJ grinned all teeth, "You're the one ******** up. And also idiot." What's the point? It was what made him feeling better, distracted himself from things and made his heart peaceful. They didn't understand, like his parents or she.

Hollandaise had dipped her fingers in the red liquid, rubbing it between them, the tacky, slightly sticky quality of it unnerving. But, while she had thought, one of the boils - the one with two mouths (she'd made spookies once and he had eaten a good portion, although he was far too arrogant for her liking) - had filled the symbol. The red light was unsettling, somehow, and Hollandaise tried to look utterly harmless as other creeple filled the room. Mafia, groups... everything was honestly confusing. They did not have such things in the forest she was from, although she knew some other groups of Warders lived differently. Hollandaise made no move to remove her bracelet; it had done nothing to harm her thus far.

Listening intently to the talk, she circled around the room. Some of the shadows seemed... darker. She wondered if one might be Shadowman, the butler, and waved, but it was (ironically) too dark to tell. Once she had moved around the room enough, and she watched as student moved and placed themselves carefully, she silently walked towards the light. This was probably a stupid thing to do, but she reached out her hand and stuck it into the beam of light, flexing her fingers slightly. Not being able to die in the same way that mortal humans did made Hollandaise reckless at times, and no one else had fiddled with the light yet. If it came to fighting, she would have to fight on behalf of Black Sands; she had made a promise and Warders do not break promises.

Smiling at AJ's words, Marosa gave a thumbs up in return. He did miss talking with Tail, and inwardly made a point to hang out with both of them at some point. He also noted that the sweet looking ghoul had a cafe... perhaps he could eat with AJ there.

Once the team had scattered, Marosa eyed the symbols curiously, but let the others try to figure it out themselves. He had stretched it a little far, but was still in good spirits.

Eyes widened as one of the symbols was pressed, and a hallway appeared, to which the faerie wandered over and peered inside curiously. Another went down it, but he remained near the entrance, overly curious but unsure if he should travel down it or not.

And then a room opened, and he followed behind others, eyes scanning over the pictures on the walls, inwardly cringing. They depicted very accurately what he felt, and his shoulder blades itched in a painful way, reminding him of his stupidity a few days prior.

The blood didn't help, and the faerie felt himself pale.

And then two different groups entered, and were beginning to argue. This... wasn't looking good...

And then AJ started to act up. Marosa didn't think twice about anything else - his friend was in trouble and needed him. Reaching out and taking AJ's wrist, the other hand tilting his chin up, Marosa let his natural ability out, not holding it back.

"AJ," He murmured softly. "You need to calm down. As much as oi agree with you on letting loose... now is not the time. Do you understand?" The faerie was so focused on AJ that he didn't see Hadiyya walk in, looking for him.

AJ, like a watchdog, was guarding the position next to the beam, thus Hollandaise's approach was regarded as a challenge towards him. The boil reached out and grasped the wrist of the ghoul and yanked her hand that was in the light away. "You sneaky witch, you think I didn't notice you." He pulled her closer, drew her wrist up and flung her away. "Don't think about it, the ring isn't your to hold." Arrogant? More like violent and aggressive. He didn't like her either, she was as uppity as the witch.

In response to Marosa's action, however, he twisted his wrist to hold the faerie's hand. He smiled, softer but still different from his normal smile. "Calm down? I'm pretty calm dear. They all want the ring, do you want the ring too?" Another hand of his hooked on Marosa's waist for more contact, intimately. AJ didn't understand Marosa's instruction because he was acting normal, cool and calm.

Xiu was the one that got the tenderest reply from the boil, besides Marosa. "I won't actively break it or seek weaponization, don't worry Xiu." He smiled softly but shortly he said with the same soft tone, "You don't care either" before he switched his attention back to the yet-to-appear ring and Marosa.