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Ameh 
Silently, Raiden took the glass of water and drew in a deep swig of it. It ran down his throat, icy-cold, cooling down his red-hot nerves that had flared into little flames at the sight of the letter. He should've gotten rid of it. Destroyed it. Done something with it... But no, he'd been stupid and now... Nicholai Toussaint knew about his condition.
"I... didn't want to tell anyone. I don't want them to worry about me," he said quietly. "When people worry about...that... they don't act the same around me. It's like they think I'm made of glass... one little thing could break me. And I don't want them to act differently around me. I want them to be themselves, and not be all worried."
He scratched the back of his head, fighting back the urge to cry. He had thought he'd been doing a good job of hiding it... but Nicholai Toussaint had said it explained a lot... So that meant that he'd not done a good enough job hiding it.
"You... could tell?" he asked, biting his lip as he stared down at the table. His right hand moved absently to the point where it trekked frequently, remaining as a half-clenched fist against his chest. He could feel the offending organ just below it, thumping a bit faster now, with this news. "I'm not... a very good liar."
"People tend to worry more if they
don't have all the information." Nicholai gestured at Raiden's chest, indicating the letter, "I find that comforting because now I know what you should and shouldn't do and can help make sure incidents... such as the type that involve moving staircases; don't happen." Nico paused, "Or at the very least; if something does go wrong I know what it is and have a better idea about what I should do about it."
He rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a selection of vials. He spent a few moments examining them before selecting one and replacing the remainder in his pocket again. He unstoppered it and added the contents to Raiden's glass of water. "This is what I give Cela. You know when she gets all... excited about things? It is closer to the draught of peace than a regular calming draught; and I've made a few modifications to it so that it releases slowly over time- the more you drink of it the calmer you feel and yet it won't make you sleepy or dull your senses." Nicholai nodded and evanescoed the empty vial.
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aussiegirl Kayla decided to make her way over to the Slytherin table because she couldn't stay away any longer and she somehow didn't think Nico would be able to handle all the drama over at her table. The thought made her chuckle softly to herself, Nicholai had been right about the lot of them, they were all seriously mental but hey she loved that about her fellow Huffies.
Reaching the spot where he sat Kayla gave Amanda a smile and wave, she nodded her head at the other girl that was sitting there but didn't know her name and then there was Raiden, she remembered him from the moving staircase incident not so long ago.
Kayla hesitated a moment, Raiden and Nico seemed to be having a serious conversation and the first year looked very uncomfortable indeed. She didn't want to interrupt their talk, so she moved slightly to the side of Nico, so that he would see her and she stood and waited quietly.
Nicholai saw Kayla out of the corner of his eye and immediately turned and wrapped one arm about her. He rested his head against her for a moment before pulling her closer and shifting over slightly so she could sit next to him. Without pause he continued speaking to Raiden and gestured with his free hand at the glass, not a trace of the draught he had added being visible in the water. "You can trust me to help you Raiden; can I trust you to tell me when you feel bad or if you need any help?"