"Now," the Preceptor said softly, "step aside. I'm taking my wards and leaving. And you're going to let me, because you're smart enough to know that you can't do anything to stop or keep me here."
For a long, tense moment, Cassius stood his ground. His jaw was clenched, and his blue eyes flickered with differing ranges of emotions, from defiance to anger to frustration, before his usual logic and calculation took over and his eyes returned to normal.
Then slowly, with visible reluctance, he stepped aside.
"This isn't over, Preceptor," Cassius said quietly. "The world has seen. We know the Ossuary is hiding something. And we won't stop demanding answers..."
"You all can keep demanding," the Preceptor replied, already moving past him. "It changes nothing."
He gestured sharply to Finn and Althea.
"We're leaving. Now."
