Sthena and many other vampires were cleared within days after Theora brought her idea to the director's office. The other trainees weren't informed about how the vampires had all been suddenly cleared, and thus, for a while, everyone made up their own theory, from the more plausible ones, like the real culprit having been found, to a weird rumor about some strange truth-telling blood curse having been forced upon them, which made Theora grimace after hearing it one too many times.
"Where do they all hear such strange things?" she grunted after hearing it again when they were just leaving the Dining Hall.
"That blood curse? I made it up," Willow grinned.
"Willow!" Selvie exclaimed, shocked. "You can't go around spewing such nonsense?"
"What? It's all harmless! It's not my fault they
