"Hmmm, six-thirty. I suppose you can go now."
'I've only been here half an hour... what's going on?' he thought to himself. 'Still, maybe now I can join the others... if I can find my way to Barcelona, that is.'
He quickly packed up his things, said goodbye, then hurriedly made his way to his room. He had barely made his way out of the library when he came across Charlotte happily walking the other way, dressed in a sparkling red cropped top and terracotta-coloured jeans, finished off with a small red purse.
"Wow, you look fantastic! Riven won't know what hit him!"
"Thanks."
"So where are you meeting him?"
"In the main hall, by the staircase."
"Cool, I'll walk you there."
"Ummm, aren't you supposed to be at Flora's party?"
"Yes I am," he snapped crossly, "But Griselda had other ideas. A few days ago she said I could go, but just now she comes along and says I can't - it seems her word means nothing. And after all that, she only keeps me in for less than an hour! And Musa, she was so disappointed. This would've been our first night out together in ages, we were so looking forward to this."
"Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear that. So, er, how's your work coming?" she said, changing the subject quickly.
"I think I'm almost there... I've found a good incantation, and the potion's almost complete - I think I just need a couple more ingredients."
"What are they?"
"I'm not quite sure. I think they may be something to do with me personally - you know, things that mean a lot to me, things that make me happy, that sort of thing. I tell you, I can't wait to get this finished."
And so the two friends carried on, chatting away happily. As they came to the top of the staircase, they could see a lone figure standing downstairs, holding a bunch of red roses - sure enough, Riven was bang on time.
Tegryn waved to Charlotte as she walked down to meet him. "You guys have fun now!"
"Thanks!"... but before she could walk any further, a familiar girl's voice out from within the main hall.
"Riven! Over here!"
They look over to see Musa jogging over to where Riven was standing.
Tegryn was confused. "Musa? What are you doing here? I thought you were with the others."
Musa ignored him and carried on. Riven stood there transfixed. "Musa..." he murmured, dropping his flowers, before taking her in his arms and kissing her passionately.
Tegryn and Charlotte stood still, horrified by what they were seeing before them. Charlotte started to weep.
"Musa! What... what are you doing!"
Musa stopped for a second, looked up at Tegryn and smiled wickedly, before continuing her kiss with Riven. Charlotte was bawling her eyes out uncontrollably, but Tegryn just stood there, stone-faced, as his heart shattered into a million pieces.
His world was crumbling before his very eyes. How could this be happening? What had he done wrong? What did he do to deserve this?
The look of shock gave way as a look of anger and hatred descended onto his face. "Come on Charlotte... we've seen enough. Let's get out of here." he said, leading his poor, heartbroken friend away.
Musa continued kissing Riven until she was sure Tegryn and Charlotte were out of sight before pulling away and running off.
"Thanks, loverboy!" she said evilly as she made her way out of the entrance hall.
As she disappeared from view, Riven blinked, looked at his watch and tutted. "Charlotte's late..."