She catches up when he slows down. :Is everything okay?:

:That did not exactly go as I expected, and...: Another sigh. :I know exactly what that teacher wanted to ask me and it is very awkward. Is Ma'ar a friend of yours? He kept looking at you specifically: 

:We practice together a lot and stuff, yeah:

Another heavy sigh. :Then this is especially awkward and I should arguably not be having this conversation with you at all, but - that exchange earlier would trigger the usual protocols to have a student speak with a Mindhealer, to...see if they are all right and whether some - very bad thing that others are not aware of happened to them. And, having been there for it myself, I am - actually quite concerned already. However it is not especially appropriate for me to ask you for your impression of whether your friend Ma'ar is...okay. However, that is the matter on my mind: 

:...well, it would probably be appropriate for me to tell him that you said that? And then he can do whatever he's comfortable with from there?:

Lionwind considers this for a few moments, then nods. :All right. Sensible plan. Anything else we ought discuss before I head on to the office?: 

:He's shy. Is it definitely out of the question for me to be seeing patients by myself yet, if hypothetically he could use it but he's not okay with going to you?:

:I - hmm - it's not entirely out of the question but I would be much more comfortable if you came to me with summaries afterward to discuss. I think you do still need mentoring even if it does not need to be real-time supervision. Would that work at all: 

:I could hypothetically ask him:

Nod. :Hypothetically, you could: 

:Should I go talk to him right now or is there more to say first?:

:I think probably there is not more to say that would not already be self-evident to you? ...He is not in trouble, to clarify. Making controversial arguments in class is allowed, or at least it should be and I will argue that firmly to your teacher if she disagrees, my concern is...separate from that: 

:Okay. Thank you for coming to class, I think it was really good and helped a lot:

:You are very welcome! I enjoyed it: He smiles a little. :Even the uncomfortable questions part: 

She giggles. And breaks off to go to find Ma'ar.

Ma'ar is hiding in his room and does not immediately open the door. :What: 

:You're not in trouble but Lionwind wanted me to talk to you about some stuff:

That kiiiind of sounds to him like he's in trouble, but - well, at least it's better than being in trouble with their regular teacher, he trusts Azabel a lot and she seems to think Lionwind is a reasonable grownup, which...at a glance looks plausible, anyway. 

He lets her in. 

In she comes. Down she sits.

:Apparently if you bring up certain things in class Lionwind is supposed to have a sit-down with you to figure out if any of the things happened to you but I convinced him that I could just tell you about this policy instead since you're shy: Well, paranoid, but "shy" will do.

:- What?: Ma'ar isn't following that at all. 

:I think he's supposed to ask if you've been raped:

He gives her a very 'are you stupid' look. :...No? I have magic, I'd've had to be - really not careful, for that to happen. I wasn't worried about protecting me, just - all the other people who don't aren't mages, right: 

:It's not a stupid question, your magic had to awaken and you had to learn to use it and a lot of people even if they have Gifts don't manage perfect self defense all the time:

....Probably it's a rude thing to say that a lot of people are really really terrible at being careful enough.

:I had Gifts before I left the Plains: he says. :They're - dangerous but not that way. ...I guess unless you have awful parents or relatives but mine were fine: He lifts his eyes to hers. :By the time I got to the city I'd...figured out Thoughtsensing again and I was -: he curls up slightly, :- I was reading everyone's mind all the time, so...I had warning: 

This is Azabel, of course, so he is probably about to get snapped at. 

:I believe you. But the policy doesn't say 'check unless some facts that make it less likely are unbeknownst to concerned adults true' because that would be stupid: