Stay here. Eyes and ears peeled. Got it. Even the mention of patronuses didn't make Toby as weird and frowny as they usually did, seeing as his mind was so focused on the present issue, he just looked to Soph because she would be the one to send something, if anything did happen.

Toby watched as Dakest disappeared off into the trees before he could even respond, specifically listening out for the sounds of any more cries, though there wasn't exactly anything he could do if they sounded. He gnawed anxiously on his lip until the sound of the professor's footsteps had completely disappeared.

He stood there, sometimes chewing at his lip, or at his fingernails, or at his sleeve. Eventually, Toby glanced at Soph and spoke. "D'you think maybe there's a chance that Maclaren never even went in there, at least? Maybe?" The thought had just occurred to him, and he was suddenly hopeful. That didn't help assuage his worries about Henry, but if he could convince himself of this, at least, then it was okay. Never mind the fact that at least some of those cries had definitely sounded human.

While he was looking at the Ravenclaw, Toby saw movement out of the corner of his eye. It made him jump at first, but then he realised it was Adi and Beverly returning with Truebridge. He took an automatic step away from the boundary of the forest and nodded his head when Adi's words reached his ears.

"A few... a few minutes ago? Maybe? I think?" Again, Toby looked at Soph for confirmation, 'cause his own brain wasn't being all that helpful. "He said to stay here and watch and listen and... and yeah." Adi's question to Truebridge had Toby looking at her hopefully, though if he was smarter, he might have known that there was approximately zero chance of that. He'd started the nail-biting again and bounced lightly on his toes, but not out of happy energy, out of pure nerves and that growing antsy feeling. He felt a little better, at least, that they'd been helpful and got more adults.