Brent somehow pulled himself out of his state of shock and tuned in to the escalating drama going on between the Ilvermorny students. Tensions were waaaay too high after this previous challenge, and now he was going to have to play the part of big bro and boyfriend, and get his little party of three out of here. If an all-out duel erupted, the little bro would probably just think it was funny, and then he'd end up hurt in his lapse of judgment. Skylar could probably defend herself, but after seeing shivering to her death in that metal prison, Brent didn't want her back in the line of fire.

So he pushed aside all thoughts of him moving on to the finals and stood to his feet. "A walk back to the castle together?" he asked them, but toward Kane, it was more of a 'Get up and get moving now, and there's nothing you can do about it, because you're not staying here.' He held out his hand to his girlfriend then turned to hopefully lead them on their way out.