How long he had been there didn't really matter. He had not bothered knocking on the door, he had a feeling the professor wasn't even inside to answer. Even if he was, the boy had no desire to rush their next meeting. The end of last term had been a terrible ordeal, the young prince was lucky to escape the dungeon for the summer. There was a gnawing feeling that was where he would begin his sixth year.

Something changed with Kazimeriz, but he wasn't sure what. The former DADA professor was the only person (besides Kayla Winters) to intimidate the Greek boy. But when he was dismissed for the summer, something was different. He was locked up during the epic duel, so he had no clue.

So impressed was he with the professor that he did not see the cracks in his foundation. Not thinking him capable of vulnerability or weakness.

Though Helios acted the role of the rebel, he was secretly under the spell of hero worship. Good luck getting him to admit that.