So he'd been right about the book they were discussing today! Gaston smiled knowingly as Kalen went on to elaborate on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and some of its plot points. Ah, that had been one of his favorite books as a child! His mind wandered back to days long ago spent hiding from his father with one of the Narnia books, wishing the closets in his house would lead to a magical world just like in the story. He shook his head to make the memories go away. He was making himself sad again!

He listened to Kalen's question. Well, that was an easy one! Wasn't it obvious? It was because they'd stopped believing in magic. Belief was a powerful thing, and to lose one's belief in something was devastating. He knew that firsthand. Again, he decided to keep silent, although he knew the answer. The idea was to let the students come to their own conclusions, not have a professor point them out. And besides, the students who'd answered so far were doing fine without his help.