"Irving," the headmaster greeted, now turning his head to look at Aleck. "And you must be?"
"A—"
"His name is Aleck," Irving interrupted, as if not wanting to give the young familiar a chance. "His name is Aleck and we came here for an official business."
"Why, yes," the headmaster replied quickly, blinking his eyes a few times as he wanted to appear normal before the two. "I could deduce as much with your sudden appearance in my office, yes?"
Irving had not said a word for a while, only nodding to what he said.
With the headmaster now walking down from the two steps of his office to approach them, Irving still hadn't removed his hand in front of Aleck, making the young familiar feel uneasy because it seemed to him that the headmaster is someone…
Suspicious.
