The beam was enough to tell her the Professor had been up for ages now, that and the woman was used to being up at these sinful hours. Merlin, how did people do it? There was no adequate means of explaining the torture that met her every morning she had to get up before 10--noon was the ideal time but she was being realistic. This timing was awful but she needed to catch Breakfast after so it was a necessity.

"Sorry about the hours Professor. Have a busy day ahead and didn't wanna throw away the meeting." That she doubted she had a choice in given the tone the woman had used with her when she'd asked her to leave.

Alexa entered the office on the invitation of Professor Smiles but common courtesy prevented her from taking a seat that wasn't offered to her so she stood and waited patiently. "You said we had to talk...."