WOAH. She needed to stop with these guessing games and get to the half emergency. He tapped his foot in obvious impatience, but he didn't interrupt. He'd learned that it was faster to just let the students ramble. Because if he tried to get them to hurry, they'd just whine about how they needed to tell their story.

But now they were getting somewhere. Thestrals.. outside the forest? Hopefully it wasn't injured. But the more she said, the more worried he became. "Alrigh', le's go," he said, checking to make sure his wand was in his pocket. He quickly reached into a barrel behind him and grabbed some treats that he hoped would placate the thestral if necessary. Then with a swift motion, he closed the door behind him and raced down the steps, intent on reaching the castle as soon as possible. Thestrals weren't dangerous to students, but he still wanted to prevent it from getting inside.