Lyrin’s gaze flicks away, staring out the window, not focusing on the teacher’s words. His free hand picked at his paper, tearing the corners slightly as he did so. His mind was strangely blank for the moment, no new thought coming in, or appearing. He should have been able to focus on the lesson but. . . He looks over at the teacher for a moment and then away again. He jumps slightly when the teacher says his name, blinking a few times.
“Lyrin, answer the question on the board.” She points to the board, he neat handwriting having written something down.
He frowns slightly, reading it and then chewing his lip, “Um- I’m sorry. . .” He mumbles, shaking his head.
”I can’t.”
The teacher frowns and then looks at the board and then Lyrin for a moment, a confused expression on her face before she turns to the rest of the class, “Would anyone else like to answer?” She asks.
(Of course he wouldn’t.)