He's not out of the woods yet, but... he's safe from Madam, for now. As long as I can find him before she does.

[ that thought sends a little flare of alarm through laurence, even if he knows something has to be done about her. it still feels so impossible to stand against her. not just because an iris's powers, but because she's been the highest authority he's known for most of his life. ]

I know it doesn't mean much, but that's the only time she's ever done something like that. She's hit Iris before, like slapped him or something, but never that. Most of the time she doesn't use her powers any more than the rest of us. I don't think she really needs to.

[ not much of a defense, though, is it. ]

She went too far.