This is where the healing begins

"Its not that simple, you dolt," Remus said to Thaor. "She traded herself for you. She threw in all the chips--on you. If you break all contact, you'll kill her for sure. There are two ways for her to survive. One, and the easiest one, is if you go back. The other..." he hesitated, "is...well, much more complicated."

He watched the form of yet one more person approaching the scene in front of the school gates. A woman in flowing white. Her dressing gown. Rousted out of bed for this. But she could not stay away. Remus approved. He needed a seer right now. One that was fully functional. And she was very functional. It was Kate. And if anyone was entitled to be here at, probably, the death of her only child, it was Khaat's mother. Kate's seers senses were already very hightened. Enough that she was not emotional whatsoever. It kept her shielded from it, and Remus was glad for that. The emotions would come later. She'd vent them, whatever they were, at Robert later. But now, her seers powers trapped the ugliness away from her heart.

OOC: gotta go to work now. see you later. maybe at lunch.

"Jack!" Robert was outraged. "Arrest Severus! On my orders! An attack against an unarmed defensless wizard is a breech of law. Arrest him at once! I dont have time for his anger management issues right now!" He put himself in check and immediately got hold of his anger and gave Jack a silent look of apology.

He turned to Brian. "You'll have to let go, Son," Robert said slowly. "You have no choice."

"Do you have her?" Brian asked.

"Only just. And she has him."

"How can you do this?" Brian asked. Robert was hurt himself.

"Until my last breath, if I have to. I'm not letting go. If I let go, she dies."

"Can't you just break her contact?"

"No," Kate said softly. "Not now. If he does, they both die. We must depend on Remus to guide us now. She...she's done something on the other side. She's bound to Thaor at the moment. Unless we find the right way, if Thaor dies, she dies with him."

"Will you die with her and Thaor?" Brian looked at Robert, unbelieving.

"Yes," Robert said softly. He was becoming very fatherly and parental with the people around him now. It was a horrible moment for everyone. And they needed to be guided through it. Not strongarmed. "If I have to, to try to save my daughter, I will. Now, follow my orders, Son." Michael took his arm away from Jack and laid it on Robert's shoulder.

"If you can take any of mine, then do it," Michael said. Michael knew that Jack would gladly lend some of her life energies to save Thaor if someone asked her. But Michael knew that if it didn't work they might all well die trying to save him and Khaat. He was not even going to suggest it of her. He didn't have the heart to risk losing Jack too. He stayed silent. Deliberately didn't look at her. He was hoping that Jack was not bright enough to catch that, although Robert's errand was important, it could also wait. Robert was doing his best to protect any more people from dying than necessary. In short, he was trying to protect Jack in his own odd way, just like Michael was trying to do.

Brian had no choice. He broke contact with them to take out his wand and cast the Vunera Sanantur over Thaor's sectumsempras to heal them.

The very instant Thaor stepped through the doorway, Remus shouted at whoever could hear him. "Now!"

"Get Thaor!" Kate shouted. "Now!" Brian reached down and resumed the life support for Khaat, and Kate forced Khaat's hands to break their hold on Thaor. It didn't take much because Khaat had nothing left to give. Robert continued to work with Brian to support Thaor.

Michael and Robert breathed a huge sigh of relief. Thaor was alive, and Khaat would live. And Kate wanted answers. She would be seeking answers. Had Remus had a back up plan at all? Had he even known? Or had he let her put her life right on the line for Thaor?

"Can we get the hell out of here now?" Michael asked. Thaor needed to be in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Mungos where life support could be continued by more spells and more means than just one healer. And Khaat and Robert needed to rest--immediately or sooner. He looked at Jack. "When we get them to St. Mungos, I'm going with you to get that rouge auror. I've got a bone to pick with him." He would let Jack take the lead, but she was definitely not arresting a fellow auror alone.

OOC: I will move the thread...um...now??