Feeling the bump on his shoulder, Adi turned to see Beverly. Of course! He shouldn't have to even look around to know it was her. "Hi, Bevvy.'' Hehe. Seeee? No one could hear he had called her that because it was whispered. And heya, Zhenya. It seemed like she too had arrived a while after him.
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Glendy's smile looked... forced. His poor professors. Adi disliked seeing them so affected by this web business. Couldn't he give them each a hug? Oh joy! Back into the Chamber the go for the second year in a row. Hey, on the bright side, his basilisk fang answer had been correct.

As if Adi would leave his professors! Nuh uh. He was sticking with them and his friends. He went forward to the Chamber's entrance to follow Cassie, Kate and the others.