I'm not used to schools like this one, but you're right. It's easier to make it through a maze when you've got someone with you.

[It's a curious choice of words, but she's actually being somewhat literal there. Why this young man - almost an adult - reminds her of Malus, who ran through a terrible maze with her, Carrie couldn't explain if someone asked. Edward is the furthest thing from frail, though he is uncannily pretty and does seem very much lost. There's just something else at the very edge of her mind, something fluttering... and easy to brush off.]