the devil gave you some good advice though. you need to learn how to speak up for yourself. your councelor can help with that.

do you plan to go home some time this year? if you do, you could seek out The Lady of Stories and ask for her advice. you‘re not Kate, you‘re Ashley, but I bet you can pick up a thing or two from her.

good luck with Daniel. you‘ve got this. and when it‘s over, make sure to kick his butt after he‘s survived. I bet Grayson and Maria would love to help with that too. and when that thing is dealt with, y‘all can focus on getting rid of the thing that is after Cassie.

be careful if you get that petrified wood - it might protect you from some inhumans, but remember those millipedes? they might be connected to the tree roots and you probably don‘t want them in your dorm room. Cassie might neither. you don‘t know wether these are dangerous yet.

also, Daniel is a bitch. I get that he‘s stressed out but he needs to apologize and you need to stress that he can‘t just grab you like that. honestly he deserves to be punched in the face for that.