Xaver nodded, and simply threw himself out of the window. His wings opened wide, covering a huge, wide range fully extended. They beat with liquid, powerful strokes behind him, and he propelled foreword over the lake.
He led them to the more rocky area of the grounds. The area students rarely, if ever went. He smoothly touched down upon a great boulder, crouching, staring foreword at a vast hollow, nearly completely enclosed by stone. He uncurled and stepped foreword, coming to the entrance of the hollow. He reached foreword, his palm flat and facing the clearing of stone, and as he touched an invisible line, streaks of light surged out, revealing a barrier dome that enclosed the entire clearing. He shook his head, his features darkening.
"I was afraid of that," he mumbled. "I didn't think they would arrange that here though.."
