Drake gave a small smile in return as Dawn approached him. 

[color=#A2A2A2]“Glad to be back,”[/color] he replied, though her next statement made his breath catch and eyes go wide.

[color=#A2A2A2]”A few [i]weeks[/i]!?”[/color] the boy repeated, shocked.
It didn’t take a mind-reader to hear the stress in his voice, and understandably so. Normally he would only be out for a few days, but this was by far the longest he’d been underwater and it was completely unprecedented. There was so much he’d missed, so much life that had gone on without him, and it was hard for the winged boy to swallow.  [color=#A2A2A2]”Jesus...”[/color]

At that moment, Mina had come in and gave Drake a bit of a start. He half turned to let her through, but instead found himself being thoroughly looked over by the doctor which caught him by surprise. Her questions received a bit of hesitation as he took a moment to adjust to what was happening.

[color=#A2A2A2]”Uhh, just a headache, Mina. I’m alright-”[/color] he managed to get a few words in before she located her pen, giving him instructions to follow the light. He obediently did so, not because he felt it was necessary, but because he wanted this little checkup to be over sooner than later.

His eyes responded normally to the light(or at least as normally as cat-like reptile eyes could, anyway), but toward the end Mina would notice a spark of cyan blue flicker across both of them, indicating the return of his powers. And with this return came a flurry of new information. Drake took a moment to blink the spots out of his eyes before they seemed to glaze over briefly. There were a few new auras around, one of which Dawn was heading toward in a hurry, sparking some well-deserved suspicion. His eyebrows furrowed, however, as something else in particular caught his attention. Or rather, some[i]one[/i]. An old friend of his, someone who had no business being here, was upstairs and - by the looks of it - distressed.

Focusing back on Mina, he reached to take her hands, grasping them in a gentle but firm manner to stop her from whatever test she was about to administor next. 

[color=#A2A2A2]”Mina, I know you just want to help. So can you do me a favor, and help me find my way up to the attic? There’s something I need to check out.”[/color]

He released his grip, letting his expression stress the importance of this task. At this point, Mina would likely piece together why Drake’s eyes were filled with such intense, sudden concern. But Drake, on the other hand, had no idea what awful activity he was about to walk in on.