They left Kai with Henrik — a decision that no one explicitly made but that happened naturally, Kai staying seated and William and Seraphina moving toward the door, and neither of them questioning it. Kai needed to be part of that conversation, and Henrik needed to be part of what came next. This was the most efficient arrangement.
The administrative wing was quiet at this hour. A few staff members moving between offices, a junior administrator at the main desk who looked up when they entered and then went back to his work when they explained they were retrieving documents for Instructor Henrik under his authorization.
Henrik's office was on the second floor, third door on the right. The key worked smoothly. The room inside had the organized quality of someone who maintained systems — files in labeled sections, desk clear except for current work items, bookshelves with the books actually arranged usefully rather than decoratively.
