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<i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(84, 172, 210)">"</span></i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(84, 172, 210)">Valentine T. Graylaw, the T stands for Thomas, my father's name."</span><br/>
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He nodded. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(235, 107, 86)">"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Valentine. So then, how did you become curious about magic? Are you interested in joining White Castle? And if so, you do not mind leaving family and friends behind for the duration of your academic study?"</span>
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</blockquote><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(97, 189, 109)">"I guess I've always kinda been interested it in, I mean, I've been semi-decent since I was a little kid, used to fix nets and fishing gear for my dad, and it just stemmed from that,"</span>Valentine shrugged as Dayyan wrote in his notebook.<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(97, 189, 109)">"I'm absolutely interested," Valentine looked Dayyan in the eyes, "and the person I consider my 'friend' is already going, so I wouldn't be leaving her behind. My family barely notices I'm in the house anyways, they won't care. Be thankful for it, maybe, but care? That's unlikely."</span><br/>Valentine thought about his father's kind green eyes and knew that wasn't entirely true. Thomas would care a great deal and would search everywhere if he came home and his youngest son suddenly wasn't there.<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(97, 189, 109)">"I just want to be able to send letters to my dad, so he knows I'm okay and where I'm at, okay? He'd worry a lot if he didn't get some sort of news and he really can't afford to be distracted while he's on the boat," </span>Valentine said.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(97, 189, 109)"> "He'll be back later tonight, so I'll tell him then, but he'd like to get letters."</span>