Nothing but these few words were needed for Edmund to recognize this voice. Memories of his oddly talented and cunning student made their way into his mind one after the other, but would not stay long.
He immediately sprung up on his feet, and after noticing Daniel stand right behind him, while hoping that he was not the first member of their group that he had found, said, "Daniel! Is my family with you?" In his mind there wasn't enough room for thoughts regarding whether Daniel was truly back to his older self or not, all he really wanted was to find his family.
He then looked around in anxiousness, but aside from the wolf cub, nobody else was present. That, paired with Daniel's expression, made him realize that that day was not the day he would be able to reunite with his family.
"I'm sorry.." muttered Daniel, clearly as unhappy about it as his third teacher was.
