Luc had been making frequent trips between his home and the castle, finding himself to be at the castle more then he wasn't. He had no idea how far into the summer it was, what day or even what time it was. The struggles of going to a normal schedule and playing the role of an at least somewhat normal human being was taking a huge toll on his body and mind. He had entirely reclused at the end of the year, not having been there even for the final ceremony. His body ached to be fed constantly, not satisfied with substitutes or petty snacks. He often felt dissociated, as if his body weren't his own, and he'd wake up in odd places. More likely then not at the castle. And this time was the garden.

He blinked his tired eyes, looking around. He looked down, not seeing his little crup at his feet. He wondered if he'd been sleeping or something. Luc groaned and took in a deep breath through his nose. He'd not felt like this for some time now. He needed to feed before something bad happened. He needed to remember that old town he used to live in, collect some of that so-called scum of the earth. He needed to do this before someone came across him and he just couldn't...stop himself. He'd taken a lot of wrong turns in his life, but he'd not be able to forgive himself so easily if he did something on his own school grounds.

Ella tiredly walked around in the moonlight. Something was not right. It wasn't even the full moon yet... why was she human? False hope fluttered through her - had Davi broken the spell? Why hadn't he told her, though...? She was so confused.

Her tattered dress swished about her as she stepped into the beautiful hidden garden that was quickly becoming a favourite place for her. Ella's eyes widened in shock as she saw someone already there- and he looked like what David described to be the headmaster. She'd seen him once, when he came doorknocking around the professor's offices. But it was still strange to see him lying on the dirt with a deranged, distant expression on his face.

Ella-May swallowed. Something about this man was not right, was dangerous. She could feel it. It was just like that night in the woods when the Banshee had cursed her. Everything was off.

Luc got up, slowly and cautiously as he sensed a presence come into the garden. It was a somewhat unfamiliar presence, he didn't know how that could be since he knew pretty much everyone in the castle save some random students and outdoor workers.

he shook his head slightly, his head feeling light as if he stood up too fast but he knew it was his persisting hunger. Not the hunger in his gut anymore but overall being and energy felt drained. His mind and body felt to be in some sort of disconnect and knowing there was someone else here was not good. He took in a deep breath through his nose and then quickly turned his head, seeing a woman standing there. He had never seen her before and while her initial presence was unfamiliar, there was a small tug at the back of his mind that he'd come across her energy before.

He felt that disconnect between rational thought and bodily need grow. And he slowly turned the rest of his body towards her, taking long slow steps and a predatory look in his eyes. His body was tense, ready to chase unless she was frozen in place like some people tended to do. He knew the uneasy feeling his kind gave off when deprived of energy, it could cause a targeted prey to flee from a busy place, unknowing of the source of the negative feeling, only knowing it was directed to them.