That head master had already pictured the moment when that mage would burn to death in front of his eyes. Though this would create some problems to him with the supreme council of the academy, he didn't care.
What he cared about really was his undermined deals with other clans and guilds. These folks never joked around, and if he failed in giving them what he promised, then returning what he took from them wasn't going to soothe their anger.
In a few moments, the energy entering Arthur's body changed dramatically, from the cold ruthless ice energy, into the hot explosive fire energy.
In front of everyone, that growing block of ice, flashing with some lights every now and then changed, as suddenly a red light started to emanate from Arthur's body, while the outer surface of the ice started to produce thick fog, that clouded everyone's vision of what was really going inside.