Liam was livid once the name of Perseus was revealed in the assassin's interrogation as this signified interference by the Olympian faction in school activities.
Dramatically pulling both Sophia and Rocky out of mid-term evaluation, Liam brought them both back to the university office where he positioned them silently before him in his cabin, subjecting them to a penetrating scrutiny that felt as if he were boring into their very beings.
For a long while, Liam dissected their performance, looking into their eyes, their body language and their expressions, leaving no room for excuses or evasion.
"What's happening here? Why did you suddenly pull us out of the mid-term evaluation?" Sophia asked after almost half an hour of bone chilling silence, as she could not take it anymore.
"I don't know? You tell me-" Liam said, as he was having none of Sophia's act today.
