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Varis tuned out the scratching of the boy's pen on paper, focusing entirely on another addition to his already impossible list of tasks with a heavy scowl. In addition to manipulating the aggravating Astorio, finding a new breeder for Eloise, handling a class for the foreseeable future, and organizing and hosting a gathering for a few of the Eve's and Sinnenodel's more financially stable family branches, he apparently accepted the position of host for the school's Chaend celebrations. He tsked irritably at the unmarked envelope. In his Lady's [i]infinite[/i] wisdom, she reassigned the burden of the celebration to him and probably rewarded him with yet another enemy in the House. Not that he needed any help with his position as it was. He’d have to find out which noble he slighted but first, he had months of planning to collapse into less than four. Most exhibitions have a full year of planning and he had almost exactly half that time. 

However, an interesting thought crossed his mind. Part of the celebration often included opening the host’s personal library to a few lucky individuals. His scowl turned into a wicked little smile as he complied a to do list. If he selected the right people, guided them to the right books, he could potentially strengthen the divide between traditional values and modern ones on campus, alienating vampires and mages loyal to the crown and then capitalising on their rancor to push his agenda. His eyes flicked up to the boy and back down. Pot number two apparently. He’d figure out which rival noble he had to cripple later; this new plan would require a massive portion of his attention if it was to be successful. 

Time passed quickly for Varis and it wasn’t long until he heard the knocking of the delivery people at the front door. Varis sent one last email and saved his work before pushing away from the table, taking the papers right from Aaron’s desk and giving them a critical look over.

[color=f7976a]“Better than last night. Slow down on the upstrokes on the loops. I can see how thin the ink is.”[/color] Varis directed as he locked the pages away in his desk and hurried to his room to prepare for the day. Since he would be teaching, he wouldn’t dress in the normal attire he wore around the Sinnenodel family. He needed something a bit more modern and serious. The vampire flicked through the furthest ends of his closets, things he didn’t particularly wear often. He picked a sharp grey vest, a white button up, a pair of grey dress pants to match his vest, but he decided to add a splash of color with a dark red tie with a nice diamond pattern trailing down it. He laid them neatly across his bed and hurried to complete his morning routine before getting dressed, covering his mirror as he disrobed.

Once dressed and the mirror pulled away, the vampire hummed and returned to his closet. He pulled out a long coat that fell just below his knees and button the bottom two. He turned this way and that in the mirror and nodded, finally satisfied after adding ruby cufflinks and a watch. He fixed his hair one last time, picking up a briefcase with all his necessary belongings. 

[color=f7976a]“Boy,”[/color] Varis spoke loud enough for the boy to hear wherever he was. Varis didn’t bother checking as he made his way to the front door. [color=f7976a]“We’ll be going into what passes as a town here. And I’ve decided to give you a chance to redeem yourself after last night. The Spellman boy is a threat to the institution. If he’s even half the man his father is, this boy is crafty enough to avoid most direct investigations especially with the forewarning he’s had. You’ll make friends with him, learn secrets the investigation would miss, and report back to me. And I expect [i]everything[/i] reported back to me. Anything you learn, from his birth date to his favorite foods to how he sleeps at night, will be reported to me. Is this understood?”[/color] He went to leave but paused and added [color=f7976a]“And clear whatever insignificant plans you may have. We are going into whatever passes as a town today.” [/color]