More people were showing up now, but there was still one thing missing---the food. Brent was a growing boy, and he and the entire school had just been involved in an EPIC WAR! They needed FOOD! His stomach even grumbled a little just to demonstrate that point.

...and then Skylar sat down, and it reminded him that she'd pretty much been MIA for the last few weeks. "Well, look at who decided to join us once again," he said, deciding to take the slightly sarcastic approach. He figured she needed it considering it had likely been the whole portal thing that had made her this way. On a serious note, he added, "You doing alright? Everybody's still kind of one edge about what happened." He didn't really go into details, because...well, she knew what had happened.

Brent followed her gaze up to the staff table. She knew all of them better than he did. Who knew what she was thinking. When his eyes landed on their Head of House, it reminded him of something. "So congrats on how well you did in classes this year," he said. From what he'd heard, she'd contributed the most to their house cup win.