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Malachi was already some ways into the tunnel by the time he heard the shuffling and faint words of panic. Having decided on a speedy evacuation, his steps had been brisk. His own wand cast a lumos maxima adding quite a bit of light to this end of the tunnel. He noted the students casting their own further back and trusted the Professors carrying the rear would be casting their own as well.
What he didn't expect was the mumblings and anxiously spoken words moving toward him.
The mist?
Out in the corridor? Merlin's beard they'd lose the entire castle at this rate. With no one left behind to keep up the barriers--and what good were they at this point when they mist seemed to keep finding ways around it--it would only keep rising. The elves already knew they were meant to be evacuating as well, the Headmaster only hoped they wouldn't waste too much time before doing so.
"Everyone remain calm!" He called back through the tunnel. Despite the way the man's heart and breathe seized inside him, Malachi was aware enough that when the leader panicked, the rest were likely to follow, especially when they were still just children. There was no need to panic. Given what he'd seen of the mist, it would never outrun them. "Remain focused, otherwise you're likely to trip or shove and cause even greater troubles. Proceed through the tunnel as instructed. We'll be fine."
Even as he spoke the words, he prayed a silent prayer that it would be true. Already into the tunnel, he couldn't see what was happening on the outside and had to leave his trust with the staff bringing up the rear. No sense leaving the front. If something popped up further down the tunnel, he would need to be that line of defense.
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______________________________I'm fired up and tired of the way that things are said.
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