The sun was hot and bright as Lulu returned to the academy. She walked throught the large door, Tristana and Poppy following. The entered and waked to the tower, climbing serveral sets of stairs until they reached another larger door. Standing there was a figure hidden in a dark red cloak.

"Hault!" he bellowed. "This area is off limits. State your business."

"I am Lulu, The Fae Sorceress. I was summoned by the counsil for a meeting." Lulu replied waveringly. The man gestured with a hand and slipped into the big door. Lulu let out a breath of relieve. "No matter how many times, I always get nervous here." she laughed.

"Don't worry Lulu, you'll be fine." Trist reassured. Lulu nodded.

"You guys can head back to the institute, I'm ok here." She said.

"Are you sure?" Poppy asked, smiling. "We don't mind staying."

Lulu shook her head. "I'm sure, I'll be fine, so you guys go have fun." she said. they shrugged and said goodbye before leaving, Lulu waving them away. The large door squeaked open and the man stepped out.

"The counsil will see you now." he announced, gesturing inside. Lulu entered and stood in the middle of the dark room. The room grew slightly lighter revealing several men dressed in dark red robes, surrounding Lulu.

"Lulu, Fae Sorceress. Welcome back." The head chairman said. Lulu gave a small bow before standing straight up again. "Now that you have returned we can talk. From the vague description we got from Veigar, it would appear that he was the one who caused this. We have not given out a punishment, although we have suspended him. Please enlighten us on the events that led to your accident."

Lulu looked worried, she told the counsil of the events of the cave, explaining it was not Veigar's fault. After explaining, the counsil went to a private area to talk. Lulu couldn't make out what they were saying but she did know they were talking for a long time. Once they returned, the head chairman spoke again.

"In light of this new evidence, I have decided that Veigar's punishment will be continued suspension until further notice. We are done here." he said, stepping down as the lights dimmed again. Lulu bowed and slowly walked out of the room.

Once she was out the door, she zipped down the stairs and throught the halls. Once she got to the institute builings, she went looking for Veigar's room. Stopping outside Veigar's door, she let out a breath. She raised her hand to knock on the door but stopped it before it could finish the job. Thoughts swarmed her head again.

'Am I just a problem? What if he's mad at me? What should I do?'

Lulu stood still, worry strung across her face. Pix noticed and touched her cheek, Lulu smiled at this, finally letting herself knock.

After a few seconds the door cracked open just barely enought to see into the room. "Hello?" Veigar's voice asked.

"Veigar, I'm back." she said happily.

Veigar had a monotone expression. "That's good to hear I guess." he replied, "I'm gonna go then."

"Wait!" Lulu said, "I'm sor-" before she coud finish, Veigar interupted.

"Look, can you just leave me alone for now, from now on actually." he said solemnly. He slowly closed the door leave Lulu standing in shock.

Pix flew over and started kicking the door. Lulu took her hat off and held it to her chest, he ears flopping down. She felt her eyes start to water and wiped them away, walking slowly down the hall.

On the other side of the door, Veigar watched through the peephole. After she had walked away, he slid to the ground, clutched his head and stomach and curling into himself. He looked around, his room was in shambles with his books thrown everywhere and furniture knocked over.

He lowered his head, burying it in his knees. Thinking to himself.

'Why am I such a problem?'