"Yup," Keegan answered with a small nod and put his cigarette between his lips as he pushed up the sleeve of his hoodie to reveal his lower arm. "It was during that search the faculty had us on." He lifted his arm so that she could see the underside, and the scars left by the Deathmantle's teeth.

"As long as things are getting better," he added with a small shrug, "Getting worse would be something to worry about."