Jack was sipping his coffee as the students came in. "Welcome back," he said. "What with being in a dungeon and then catching up on everything I missed by being in a dungeon, I didn't get much together for class. Let's call it a study hall, as -- island willing -- you will have a proper final exam next week. And if you have any theories about what was behind the kidnappings last week, write those up for extra credit."

And that was all he said.