[What the professor gets is a bit of a sidelong sheepish glance, before Nox just ends up shrugging.]

I get at least two of these kinds of families every semester, and plenty through the year. [A beat, and he exhales.] Usually I try not to resort to anything hostile, it only adds fuel to the fire they wanna start. [Anything verbally or physically hostile, of course. No one said anything about demonic touches, though.]

But sometimes they just have to learn the hard way. [That he's not budging in this. That he's a wall. And if they fuck around, he'll make sure they find out. That's a promise.

Though he does pause for another second before tilting his head at the other.] You a new teacher to the school? Haven't seen you around before.