“Leaving?” Elizabeth said. “Well, this is news to me. Well, whatever. I’ll be seeing you soon, Mystique!”

And for now Elizabeth went running off. She would return in due time, but for now she would make sure of one last thing that needed to be assured before the time of departure and her subsequent withdrawal arrived. She met with that man that she had met long ago, named Miles. 

“Ah, Elizabeth,” Miles said. “It’s been a while.”

“Yes, it has,” Elizabeth said. “But no time for that, apparently. I’m leaving.”

“Leaving,” Miles said. “Where?”

“I don’t know,” Elizabeth said. “You figure it out. Gather the others, and make sure they’re taken care of.”

“Well, it’s my job, isn’t it?” he said.

And then Elizabeth went and returned to the front of the Academy and waited for her departure. It had been a curveball for her plans, but in the end it was only a small matter.