Something else you've been doing over the last week is trying to avoid Caitlin.
You've caught her out of the corner of your eye a few times when you're heading back and forth to the Timeless Circle. Sometimes you're pretty sure she's been watching you, and sometimes she's just going about her own plans. Once or twice you think she was headed for the magical conduit that carries the time energy from Camp Cedarcrest to the Timeless Circle.
Fortunately, she hasn't confronted you since that time she caught you coming back from the forest. But that doesn't mean she won't do it again, so you're doing everything you can to keep her from seeing what you've been doing.
Fortunately, you've got some help.
One day when you're coming back from the lake, Caitlin starts barreling toward you, with her usual look of determined indignation on her face.
Just at that exact moment, Tom emerges from the trees, rake in hand and stringy hair tousled over his face. His long rangy limbs carry him in front of Caitlin in just a few steps—where he plants himself and starts raking the path directly in her way.
By the time she's scrambled around him, you're long gone.
That evening on the way to the dining hall for supper, you spot Tom lurking under the eaves of the administration building. He catches your eye, gives you a short nod, and fades back into the shadows.
Time Passes