Anybody with a brain and even low mana-would feel Alex's magic, if released like this, from the second hallway before this one.
So the fact that there was a knock on the had a quiet meaning they both understood. It even got through Alex in his current stage. They both let their magic dissolve into the air and released their stance.
Alex ran his hands through his hair, looking up at the ceiling Lucas opened the door. Just enough for his left eye that wasn't bleeding, to show.
The person at the door wore a thick black cape with a hood covering his entire face with way to see. It's not like he actually needed his eyes anyway. The cape ran all the way to the floor-jagged around its edges-with sleeves that covered his arms entirely. No single skin could be seen.
