Andrew
*The captain nodded as Alde's mother explained his bluntness; fortunately, while Aldeberto was completely oblivious to social cues at times, was tactful.*

"Support magic is one that I never really got the hang of. Odd thing, considering I'm a leader in New Sunlight. It's probably from all my experience working alone."

"Ah, goblins? We raided a goblin den once. Nasty little things; only good goblin is a dead one. Can't leave any of them alive; they're like rats with how quickly they can come back. If you need a group of them exterminated, you can always just ask."

*Katherine remembered that day, Aldeberto with halberd raised, hesitating. She understood; it was sometimes difficult to justify actions against the young. But she had learned from experience than you couldn't leave a single one alive, lest they grow a mind for vengeance.*

*And hence, they were turned to ashes.*
Mike
*He hesitated a little when he heard Katherine speak up about the goblins, remembering the day. He still felt guilty about it, as it was. He still wasn't sure it had been the right call butchering them like they had, but he knew he couldn't say it was incorrect to have done what was needed in the moment.*
Robert
*She raised an eyebrow, when she heard Katherine mention being a New Sunlight leader, rather impressed with her son more in the moment than she had been prior. It seemed like a good sign to her, and she was happy her son had found someone who seemed quite good for him as a whole.*

"Not everyone is skilled at the same things when it comes to magic. I knew someone who could cast some of the most powerful spells, but couldn't for the life of him actually do anything that didn't involve casting the simplest of spells oriented for peaceful things, starting fires and such."

"Then there's some people who simply aren't capable of much of anything magical, but happen to be extraordinarily better than the average person in their own ways. It is quite fascinating in a way."