Now that was a shame right there, he didn't have any painkillers on him. How on earth would she make it through this class? What if she couldn't concentrate? You know what? Lex was annoyed again. This whole term had her annoyed. She was tired of hurting. Just how many people did she have to say that to before they finally got the message?? If you asked her they should have cancelled all classes, not let them suffer through them.

She really had to think about his suggestion. He had some in his office, that would be easier than having to climb those stairs back to the Healer. "Thanks Professor." Definitely taking him up on that one.

The seat beneath her took a lot of fidgeting to make comfortable but somehow she managed, nearly missing the question asked in the process. Something about the philosopher's stone?

"A lot of people would kill for that stone and it'd do me some good right about now unless someone can pop into this lesson and offer us a cure." What? it was true. They all knew where this disease was going in the end whether they wanted to admit it or not. In the event they never got cured she would at least like to live longer than til the end of the year, you know?