The triple-click of boots and a cane announced The Portentous Pawn's arrival, which was nearly as late as the Professor's themself. They signed in under the name of Thursday in a hurried hand, then made a beeline towards the back-most, and right-most seat in the classroom. They mumbled both apologies and curses as they hurried past the first rows of desks. Perhaps the 'foreboding' meaning of their title simply applies to the waves of anxiety that emanate from the young student.