Reaching the nurse's office, Matthieu opened the door to find there was no one there. Uttering a brief grunt of frustration, he proceeded to a cabinet at the back of the room, and began to rifle frantically through various potions and ingredients. Taking several of them from the shelf, he took an empty bottle from another cabinet, and began to mix parts of them together, muttering to himself as he did so.
"One part..... to two.... dash of..... if I've remembered correctly, then this should....."
Picking up the now filled bottle, he examined it in front of his eyes. Shaking it lightly, he grinned triumphantly as it changed colour. Placing the top back on the bottle, he hurtled out of the office and back to the cafeteria. He was just in time to see Adarius return, now also wounded.
Seeing that Adarius' wounds were within his skill to heal, he took a handkerchief from his pocket, poured some of the liquid on it, and held it inches from Adarius' side.
"Worry not, Monsieur. This much I can manage. I will try my best with our other casualty. Now, this may sting greatly, but it will help to close your wound."
He dabbed the cloth onto the boy's side, watching as the skin around the wound began to bubble and stretch, closing over the cut slowly. Durant nodded, then turned his attention to Rozu. Doing the same again, he brought the cloth to the gash in her stomach, where once again, the skin began to bubble, but was not able to stretch sufficiently to close the gap. Seeing that even such a powerful potion could not save the girl, a deep sorrow overcame Durant. He leaned forward, and pressed his lips against the girl's head.
"Je suis désolé."
Then, standing up again, he spoke to Adarius.
"Adarius, stay with her. Your wound will heal, but it may take some time. I must go and find the others."
He walked out of the cafeteria, and in the direction of the wailing he had heard earlier. He sped down the corridor as fast as his vampiric powers would allow, faster than any human eyes could observe. Until suddenly, he saw a group of students gathered by the wall as the hallway turned. Approaching them slowly, he heard the distinctive cry of a wraith a short way beyond.
