After Edward helped Alec change his badge, he headed towards the staircase.
As he began to climb, he felt a strange repulsive force trying to push him off at the first step, however, as it enveloped him, it vanished as quickly as a lie, Looking down, Alec noticed that his new emerald badge was emitting a bright light.
Realizing that his identification was essential to access the upper floors, Alec pondered that only those with a commander rank or higher could enter the second floor.
Determined, he continued to ascend the stairs, upon reaching the top, he found himself in a completely different space.
Alec had suspected that the Dean’s collection might be located elsewhere, not just under the statue in the front yard.
He believed that the sculpture was merely a gateway to the Dean’s true collection.
Delving deeper into his theories, Alec believed that the first and second floors were connected only through magic, and not physically in the same location.