The Confrontation

Miss Wilmort departed after no one came forward to confess their allegiance to the dark forces. The students filed out of the classroom, heading to their dorms, but Erick slipped away, sneaking out of the building and making his way to the main building. 

Instead of heading directly to the reserved dormitory for students from the main building, he navigated to the exclusive private building, where students were assigned individual rooms and Thorne resided.

As he approached the entrance, the guards barred his path, their faces stern. "Halt! Thief!" they accused, their hands grasping for him.

Erick struggled to explain, "I'm not a thief! I came to see Thorne," but the guards were already attempting to confiscate his hands.