Coal was barely closing the door behind him that the commotion inside became anew. "Damn those punky brats, can't have the decency of being quiet a lit-" He stopped talking as Ayane was now clutching onto him and cried. He released a sigh of both exasperation from his chaotic students and of relief, from Ayane. Since he never saw her again after he had left Atlas, He never knew if she was alright, what she had become. He had never stopped thinking about her and if he had made the right choice of leaving her into the care of the child services. He hugged her and gently petted the back of her head as she was crying, trying to comfort her, trying... "Hey, what's with all the tears? Are you suppose to be strong, especially on front of me?" Coal noticed that it was the exact same words he had used back in the day and wondered if she'd noticed it too.
A small burst of flame was visible from the glass panel of the door and it was clear that the class had caught fire. He looked towards it before sighing once more, but not letting go of Ayane as she wasn't letting go either. "Come on, really? Now they are setting the class on fi-" Coal promptly stopped talking as he thought of what Ayane would do or say if she knew that the class was flaming. He walked a little away from the door while having Ayane's back towards it hoping she wouldn't notice the flames. He then continued to talk to her, hoping to learn more about the reasons that brought her here at Syne. "So, becoming a Huntress are you? That's a great goal to achieve, I'm proud of you really. Did you made that choice by yourself at least? I must say I never imagined you choosing this path." He then stopped a moment, thinking, about what would have happened if he had stayed in Atlas, by her side like she had offered back then. "Can I ask why here? I mean Bellmuse, Syne... You weren't looking for me, right?" He then lifted her head with his hand to look at her and doing something he rarely do: smile...
Coal then heard the commotion getting worse and saw at the same time another teacher. He didn't really know him, but knew who he was. He looked in his direction and asked him this: "Hey, Revan, right? Can I ask something of you? Could you go in my class and deal with those students? They're kinda give me a hard time and don't want to cooperate, mind showing them what "cooperation" means?" If Revan was to accept, Coal would nod and join him as soon as he is done with Ayane, if he would refuse, then the school will need some serious repairs...