After the incident, Maeze was sent to the head witches' office immediately. Clearly, the teachers were not pleased with her actions.

Maeze caught many snippets of busy witches, now needing to deal with her. They were mainly repeats of "what were you thinking?" and "on the first day?" They shuffled around, as Maeze watched from the chair that she sat in. Eventually, they had Ms. Ren, who was supposed to be on her lunch break, come deal with Maeze, along with the principal, or head witch. His name, which Maeze discovered from the large brass plate o hir door, was Mr. Oden. He was a tall, imposing, and scary looking man. Contradictory to his appearance, he spoke in a calm and mindful manner; Maeze was expecting him to start yelling at her.

She sat in a chair across from his desk, with Ms. Ren in a chair beside hers. She stayed silent as the two witches conversed about her, and felt even more guilt as Ms. Ren tried to plea to him that Maeze was a good student, and that the bully had a bad record in the first place. Mr. Oden seemed to actually consider, and looked to Maeze who hadn't spoken a single word. He asked her why she decided to take her course of action.

She could've told them, about the elf girl, and how the bully was harassing her. For some reason, she felt that didn't want to get her involved, and it wasn't an excuse for what Maeze did. For the first time in her life, she decided to stay quiet. 

"Maeze Valencia, this is serious. The witches and I have considered suspension." Ms. Ren immediately started protesting, and Maeze felt guilt, as if her teacher cared more than she did. Eventually, she was sent off to lunch.

Ironically, in the large new school with most people she'd seen in one place, Maeze sat alone. The way-too-grand-for-a-school cafeteria was packed to the brim, but even if they didn't have a place to sit, the student's didn't dare sit at her table. Surprisingly, the elf girl, the one that she'd encountered at the previous 'shenanigans', was sitting at the 'popular' table. It held the rich, the children of the highly esteemed and most powerful witches, and the top of the school magic users. 

Just as she was looking, the elf girl moved to Maeze's table, sparking murmurs from all the students, and protests from the others at the 'popular' table. 

"It's not what you think." That was the first thing that the elf girl told Maeze at her table. She hesistated, but quickly regained her composture. 

"I wasn't going to say anything," Maeze replied. The elf girl quietly sat beside her, ignoring the attention from the others. 

"My name is Alaura Asteria. Let's dorm together."

"Congratulations," one of the head witches said. "You two are the first people to register for a dorm." Maeze sat paitently, still slightly confused about Alaura's sudden change in demeanor.

As if she read her thoughts, Alaura spoke from the chair beside her. "Like I said, I could've handled that myself,  but I have to admit, what you did out there was... pretty amazing." Maeze smiled. She's not always rude, she thought. 

"Miss Valencia! I was just about to call you on the MSS (Magic Snake System, basically the PA system but magic). Perfect timing. After you're done, please meet me in my office." Of course, that was Mr. Oden. The newfound hapiness from finding a friend was immediately washed away and replaced with an overwhelming feeling of anxiousness. She'd just made a new friend! She couldn't leave now...

"Are you okay?" Alaura looked at her with an unconcerned face, as if the situation was perfectly fine, and there was nothing wrong. Maeze decided to take a deep breath and be confident, like Alaura seemed. After all, Mr. Oden didn't seem angry at all.

So, once the dorm registration was complete, Maeze felt surprisingly calm while entering Mr. Oden's room. She tried to keep her calmness up, but it wavered slightly when she realized that Ms. Ren wasn't here to help her. But, Ms. Ren had done enough. She knew that she had to face this on her own.

"Have a seat." Again, he didn't seem angry, but then again. from what she could tell, he wasn't the type to get overly angry and start yelling. 

"I'd like to know the cause of this action." Since Ms. Ren wasn't here, Maeze would have to speak up herself if she wanted to stay.

Fortunately, Mr. Oden spoke up before she could say anything. "I'd like to know why you hadn't mentioned your friend, Miss Asteria."

Maeze raised her eyebrows. That was the least likely thing that she thought would ever come out of his mouth.

"Excuse me?"

"She came to me, just before lunch, and told me that you shouldn't be suspended. Then, she told me the full story."

 Finally, Maeze spoke up. She told him everything that happened, and was talking a lot, in an animated manner. After all, being calm and not speaking up could only last so long for someone like Maeze.

"Miss Valencia, it is great that you stepped up for someone but you musn't do it like this. Instead, you should-"

"I know. I'll be more responsible next time."

"Hopefully there isn't a 'next time'. You gave the head witches quite a scare. I'm letting you off with a stern warning. Now, go on. Go enjoy the school that you so desperately wanted to stay in."

"Thank you!"

Halfway out through the door, Mr. Oden said something.

"And Miss Valencia?"

"Yes?"

"You'd better thank that teacher of yours."