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It had been years since those Nocturna had been close to had left the school, and campus altogether. And over said amount of time, Nocturna herself, while having barely aged, had grown more and more distant, and less and less talkative. She'll take care of things when she must, and takes great care of the grounds, but for the most part, she's seen sitting outside her office, or vanishes from campus altogether to coop herself up inside. The years had been wonderful to her. While Nocturna is an Evil Elemental, the last of her kind, and had existed for many, many years past her appearance, she looks about 20, tops, barely aging at all since her friends left.
Some of them she no longer has any contact with at all. It had been quite a while since she'd heard from any of them, but Juwel, Swan, even Colette and Veronique had completely gone off the radar. Nonetheless... she's heard some of her other friends had settled down and had families of their own. And she felt happy for them! Despite having no lover or kids, herself, Nocturna finds the idea she may possibly see some of her freinds' children around the school exciting.
Everyone had made quite a name for themselves. Lex, Cam, Dec, Nocturna herself... heck, a war was fought over her! They'd become well known. And while some elementals were iffy about sending their children to a school run by a creature formally seen to be horrible, others were very welcoming. However, Nocturna quickly found that she... merely cannot live in the real world. So, she walls herself behind the portal year-round and stays on campus, even when nobody else is there. And often finds herself thinking about her old friends.
Now, she's sitting on the step leading to her office that faces the campus, her inky black hair messed slightly by the chill morning breeze, and her slit yellow eyes watching the far end of the campus. Quietly awaiting the arrival of this year's students, and returning students. Making her no longer alone, here.