[Botta gives a nod in return. He and Sheena hadn't seen what happened in the seal room, save that the venture had been much shorter than they'd all expected. From the lingering horror in the way the children spoke, and how they cut around actually mentioning anything they saw in there, Botta suspects Aurion had been much worse than simply imprisoned.

[Aurion, also, doesn't act the way Botta remembers, the rare times they met. The unflappable seraphim who had been one of the Renegades' terrors would never have been uncertain about his ability to smile.]

Relax, huh? Man, I'm not sure I remember how to do that!

[But Lloyd says it laughingly, delighted by the idea more than put off by it. This changes in moments as Colette speaks.]

I know! Let's do some studying! It's been a while since we could sit down and do that.

[Lloyd's face goes from laughing to tragic, and his head hangs.]

Aw, no, Colette ... don't give the professor ideas!