Nolan shifted his weight from one foot to the other and back again. He wasn't sure what they were waiting for, but he had already been growing impatient even without the bad news. Of course Roze had an answer for him and Caelum. Of course she did. He merely grunted and turned around at her response. He knew he was being unfair, but he found it hard to care at that exact moment. 

It was then a young man made his way to their group, apologizing for being late. Nolan thought he might be a seventh year, but his accent and the way he spoke to the teachers made it clear he wasn't. [i]Well at least even adults find the castle confusing.[/i] The thought of this guy asking a second year for directions crossed his mind and he couldn't help but smile just a little bit.

Walking with Caelum he noticed her glancing up and looking around every now and then. "You looking for a unicorn?" he asked. "Hate to say it, but she's right. We probably won't see one. They would probably all avoid a group like this. And I hear they don't really like boys." He looked around himself. "But that doesn't mean we won't see something cool anyway, right?" A small bit of the excitement he'd felt earlier returned, and he looked up into the branches of the trees hoping to see something. "By the way," he murmured to Caelum, "Do you know if anyone's asked what we're supposed to be doing?"