Melbourne sat quietly in the bed area watching Emmeline as she spoke and began to cry. Oh deary, ”don’t worry Emmeline, we don’t need to tell Professor Marchand” Mel gave the first year a small smile even if really she just wanted to give the girl a hug. She was sweet, and deserved to get them after all.

Listening Melbourne watched as Healer Reed put gauze on Emmelines arms…hmm, that was interesting? Really, would it have been a smart idea for her to write these things down…oh wait, her hand sure, it had healed mostly but the slight sting from the memory of the pain was still there. Sure there was that, and there was her innate desire to just be near the Healer.

She wanted to thank him for last year, for helping Tenacius…for everything.

”Healer Reed?...” she spoke her words soft and gentle as she leaned against the assigned bed. ”…I um wanted to say you have a really nice um bedside manor” and other things but it wasn’t like she, a 15 year old, were going to compliment him on his face or his bum. That was just weird.