His eyes wide, Studmuffin popped out of existence.

My jaw dropped. "I said hide, not abandon me."

Outside the evidence room door, footsteps sounded. Someone was coming.

My brain flashed me all my options, none of which were any good. I could levitate, but the room was small enough that I would still be seen. I could shoot a rainbow out of my forehead, but that protection spell had to be done outside while it was damp. I could hide...but where?

The footsteps ...