He looked at him apologetically-he really, REALLY wanted to stay-
"I-I can't....I-I'm sorry, I wish I could-"
He was sprinting down the stairs, running down as quickly as he could when he stumbled, missing a step-his boot fell off-it was 11:56-he didn't have time to get it it didn't matter-he pushed through the crowd, racing to get to his carriage and to get home-he ran inside and pressed himself back against the wall as it flew off at a break-neck speed-