Laura S. Fox

Hmm, good question. Lawrence might've gotten a bit more used to it, but recall the sensation of lack of privacy he'd experienced at first... not only in the room that stays unlocked when he's not there, but also the invisible eyes that seem to be watching from every corner...

Yes, patiently... the wait is over! The photo is an... item that matters.

Oh, that song coincided with the start of the fitness craze, right? I really like her songs... gone too soon. Lawrence will stumble upon different bits of information while conducting his investigation. That is inevitable!

Doors never stay closed at Veridien... there's hardly any privacy, save for when people are sleeping... or is there? Lawrence focuses on the book now, and he'll go down an interesting path because of it.

Who took the photo is one thing that will be on Lawrence's mind quite a bit...

We will see...

Not to say that Bastien wouldn't enjoy such a view... but he might be a little too possessive, as you will see Yeah, it's crazy to realize how different some things were back in the day. I like to believe that I did my due diligence with the research for this story so I can reflect the era when things are happening down to details.

Like other people at Veridien, Espe has her own layers... one of them being glamor, lol. The photo is an important clue... for the whole edifice of the story - consider it something between a prop and a symbol.

Ali is representative for what Veridien might want to teach these boys... such as decorum. As for who took the photo... that photo will reappear at a critical point in the story.

I will be the first to admit that a lot, but really a lot is happening in this story!

Chapter Twenty-Seven – True to Form The fact that there were still parts of the academy he had yet to explore shouldn’t have come as a big surprise to Lawrence. After all, he’d been here for barely a week, one in which he had come to know – at least to his knowledge – all the important actors involved in one way or another with the case. The white oak doors still haunted his investigative mind, but until Lukas revealed more through his diary, which, fortunately, hadn’t been stolen like the

He-he, a lil' rhyme... Yep, time to put the HEA on this one!

They deserve it, after all that adventuring!

Skarg does transform some in the epilogue! I think you guys will like what I have in store for him... After all, you all cheered for him so much!

They were kind of 'suspended' in time - and in the real world, Theo became an adult (which was needed for him to gain strength and abilities to come back).