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A [i]what[/i]?! Alderman's response was the absolute last thing that Eris had expected, any witty comeback or possibly nonchalant dismissal dying in his throat. The vampire was still, chartreuse eyes focused on the mage's face. There was a cynical part of him that initially didn't believe what he said--a [i]corpse[/i] on the princess' grounds? That was insane, there were guards all around them! People were constantly coming and going, how in the world could there be someone [i]dead[/i]?! A murder on campus would throw the Noila school in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, not to mention the very real possibility that there was an actual assassin lurking around.

Of course, Eris hadn't quite recovered from the initial shock when another masked person approached the pair. It took him longer than it should have to realize it was the Spellman boy. Wow, so he was capable to cleaning himself up some, even if he hadn't seen such billowing sleeves that reminded him of the ever flowing curtains his mother had in her living room. Argh, no! Focus! There would be time to trash him later, this was a serious situation. 

That said, Eris narrowed his eyes at the kid. What exactly was he accusing him of? The thought of Alderman murdering someone wasn't foreign, but he always thought it would be him or some other vampire. From the sounds of it, it was a mortal that had died. Things were starting to frazzle him, but finally, Eris snapped back to it,  getting a grasp on things as he remembered where they were.

Placing his hand on his mage's shoulder, he pulled him back from Spellman a touch, putting on a better smile. [color=ccff99]"Steady, you two, remember where we are,"[/color] He warned the pair with a quieter tone, straightening up before looking at Alderman. [color=ccff99]"Calmly, now, let's step outside. We can discuss this with less ears around us."[/color] He turned and headed to the exit, hoping the pair would listen and not break into an argument and draw more attention to them. For once he didn't notice any looks, his mask mostly concealing his face and identity. But he needed to get to the bottom of what was going on.

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[sub][right]In disbelief that [@Scribe of Thoth] and [@Trainerblue192] are making him be an adult right now.[/right][/sub]