Soon after, Mage left Gwen to her thoughts, locked alone in her office. The strange woman had left her no comfort or anymore answers, only a burning feeling in the pit of her stomach.

Whether by lies or simply not telling, someone was hiding the truth from her once more.

Mage had mentioned two mean. She thought immediately of Corwin and Harry, but she didn't think either of them capable of keeping deep secrets from her. But if not them then who?

And of course there was the issue of who had chosen her. And chosen her for what? She just didn't understand.

She wasn't going to waste her time dwelling on questions she couldn't answer. It would be a long time before she could learn the truth anyway.

In the meantime she refocused herself on her work with the project and helping Professor Smith's studentes study for the DADA final. It was awhile off, but some of the students were in a real panic about it.

Of course there was still the issue of a possible attack on the school. It had been months since Graves' first warning and weeks since his return.

Gwen felt that something had to give.

To be Continued in Episode Eighty Two