"Its not that simple... I have to wait for the right way to do it, I cant just give away my position yet"

Sophie merely shrugged. His explanation seemed reasonable enough - but she guessed his friend, Erik, hadn't agreed with him. It occurred to her that Mr Xavier must be quite alone, apart from his students. How unfortunate.

"You look tired. To save you having to go back out, you can stay here the night, I'm sure you came a long way."

Sophie nodded politely, accepting his offer. She hadn't booked a hotel or anything so she was relieved she wouldn't have to start worrying about finding a place to stay for the night. She grinned.

"That's very kind of you, Mr Xavier"

As soon as she said this, though, she heard a large crash outside the library. Her eyes widened considerably, as she jumped nearly out of her skin.