(A note before we start: lately everyone's been saying I'm padding things out... okay, fine, I accept the criticism. I've deleted tens of thousands of words of draft and cut and condensed the slice-of-life material down into a single chapter. This one is a transition chapter and it's a bit stiff... the war trial arc starts next chapter.)
Tim Page's cold gaze seemed to pierce straight through Headmaster Barbara and land on Adam himself, and the fury in it made Adam shiver—but he knew he was safe now, so he simply hovered silently behind the headmaster.
Tim Page likewise revealed his elemental true body, though in the end he did nothing at all: he only drew Monica up out of the ground, didn't even leave a parting threat, and flew off beyond the tower.