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Ugh, Fido had returned way too early. Whatever, at least he might provide some context so they didn't have to play guesswork with the clock. Though, with his face looking the way it did, Max couldn't tell if he was horrified at the thought of them breaking something of Varis' or if the clock specifically was important.

[color=8585AD]"I never promised not to damage the parts,"[/color] Max chimed in after Maddie's attempt at an explanation. The larger pieces were likely undamaged, but he wouldn't be surprised if some of the more delicate components had been bent out of shape or broken entirely. Lilie seemed to be saying what they were all thinking - or at least what Max hoped they were all thinking. Still, Aaron was that annoying flavor of tattletale that would go report her seditious words to the nearest authority immediately, so he wasn't surprised no one else brought up the obvious that their safety was more pressing than the leeches'.

[color=8585AD]"If Cinnamon has a teleporting clock that I just busted, send him Eris' apologies. Otherwise, you might wanna explain what the fuck's going on here, because I'm still not entirely convinced this thing isn't going to explode."[/color] He didn't see any big runes or anything that suggested somebody embedded any harmful magic inside, but that didn't mean it wasn't present but undetectable. Maybe an ominous warning trying to get the mages to leave their charges to their fate? If he weren't already convinced the Red Hand was a Noila false flag operation, that talk of their potential presence at the Academy might've actually aroused suspicions that someone was playing mage revolutionary with them. Either way, he still didn't trust the situation - or Aaron, for that matter.

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