Mystique sat doown in a char as she sighed wearily.<br/>"Dermot has not shown any interest in his studies or world around him. Other things that he hates are as follows:<br/>1)	Hating to leave home and travel.<br/>2)	Hating royalty.<br/>3)	Hates tests due to the fact that he blanks out.<br/>4)	Prefers woodsman clothes to royalty cloths.<br/>5)	Hates being near large bodies of water.<br/>6)     Change in anything.<br/><br/>I am at my wits end and do not know how to bring out his personality, his intelligence and his abilities.. He will be given a Dukedom in just one year. I have been overseeing it with help of another neighboring duke and several people in the dukedom. He will need to know so many things and I must find a proper overseer that will teach Dermot how to run his dukedom. There is just one year left. If he is not able to take on the responsibility of learning the job, he will lose the dukedom to me.<br/>Please let me know if you have any ideas for I am out of them." Mystique spoke seriously in a total worried voice.<br/><br/>Dermot looked up at Kate with a weak smile.<br/>"Thanks for the cider. I know that I have a large number of problems. I just can not see me crossing all of that water. I know that the boat will be safe. I know that if we are attacked, we will be protected. But I am afraid of drowning. Silly of me but that is the problem of this trip."