He nodded along as he listened to Valentine's story and reasons for joining. It seems like he, like he imagined many of the others around here, would jump at the chance to get away from this rural place. A dead end both for people and for broken dreams. He scoffed at it now in his age but he knew once upon a time, he too looked upon this opportunity with awe. He too desired to do something other than just rot in the same old place without ever having made his mark upon the world. Granted he was not one to like hogging the spotlight, but he knew what he wanted to do and how to get the right kind of attention when doing so.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(235, 107, 86)">"You'll keep in touch with your family, don't worry about that." </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">He reassured him. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(235, 107, 86)">"Well you have as good a motivation as any other prospective student we would have recruited so in that regard, you pass. My word of warning though, stick close to your friend. The school is at once an amazing institution full of wonders and a place that could turn into a bad experience in the space of a breath. Stick to your guns, help each other out and don't attract too much attention to yourselves, take it from me." </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">He paused, there was his good nature interfering again. Just like Ian, he had a disdain for nobles thanks to their predisposition towards being complete assholes.<br/>
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He deflected the topic once more, choosing not to continue down that path and letting them figure things out on their own instead rather than already paint a picture in their heads. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(235, 107, 86)">"Then again, I can be just too cautious. Just take care of each other there and you'll be golden. We'll be leaving tomorrow around midday. You'll find us waiting at the southern end of town. Say your goodbyes and prepare for this new journey. Bring everything you need with you and be as prepared as you can be. Other than that, congratulations on being chosen for a scholarship at White Castle." </span>