Having just attempted the Patronus Charm, Brent braced himself for what might happen next. Still in the dementor's grasp, he squeezed his eyes shut and waited. Through his eyelids, he could see a very bright light, and he knew immediately what it was from.

He had succeeded.

A sense of pride swelled inside of him, and he felt the dementor's grasp slowly diminish to nothing at all. He opened his eyes and turned around and around as he took in the scenario. He was just in time to see the dementor sink into the shadows, and he felt the weight of the near-death experience be lifted off his shoulders. Breathe, Brent. You can breathe now. In the silence, he could almost hear his own heart pounding, and it stayed that way until a voice reached his ears.

The older man!

Brent hurried to his side, all the while being extra careful just in case looks were deceiving. Who was this man? "Sir!" he exclaimed, opting for a more respectful term than his usual 'dude'. "Are you okay?" He placed his arms at the man's back to support his attempt to sit up. Chocolate! He'd packed extra pieces just in case. Brent fumbled in his bag and gripped a piece of the chocolate. He brought it to the man's lips in offering. "Here. Eat this. It's supposed to help." He paused to breathe a little before adding, "You're going to be okay. It's all over now. Can you walk?" They seriously needed to get out of here!

Oh, and Skylar! "She's this girl. I kind of just asked her out and all," he said with a grin. Maybe that would cheer him up! "Oh, and...mind if I ask who you are?" he added as an after thought. He also wanted to know what the man was doing here, but he decided against so many questions all at once.