Nick noticed the change in everyone as he explained the reasoning to Ava's father. The man was good, as expected for a lawyer. But he still noticed the slight shift in Mr. Worthington's demeanor. He couldn't quite pin it down, but it was certainly there. He let it slide for now. He wasn't on the job so there was no reason to pursue that further. He instead watched as their attention shifted to Ava, to fact check his claims. As always, Ava was a bit harder on herself. Though she was right. He did embellish a little bit. And he did leave out the fact she had also put lives in danger. But there was no reason for her family to know that. He simply smiled and nodded in pride as they showed pride in their own daughter.<br/><br/>He chose not to comment as they showed their concern for their daughter. It was something he assumed a normal family had for a normal soldier that had voluntarily joined the hunt. Everyone in service had a chance to lose their life. A conscript simply had no choice on whether or not they should join the service. He knew that much. He simply hated that people saw conscription as a bad thing, considering not as many people were willing to join the Hunt compared to the amount of people that joined the military prior to the incident. They needed every body they could get their hands on. Some commanders simply felt that a conscript could be used as a bargaining chip to recruit more, or to make their own enlistment a little less dull and much more worth the risk of life and limb.<br/><br/>Suddenly the conversation was back to him, and Nick nodded. "Yes, I did." Nick said, sitting up and intertwining his hands in front of him. "The way I gained my promotion was not the way that I wished to. I was... lacking when it came to certain things. With that in mind, I felt that the most important muscle to have at peak condition prior to entering service was the brain. I felt Ava was the best choice because of her studies, her thesis, and her dissertation. So, if she was not so gifted in paranormal sciences, then I probably would not have chosen her."<br/><br/>With a pause, Nick thought for a moment before continuing. "It's easy to build up the body, but much harder to build up someone's intelligence. I want someone able to take my place -at least until she can find a suitable replacement for herself- in case I end up like my commander and mentor," Nick stated. "And so far, I have not been shown to be wrong with my choice."