"That's it precisely," Maester Hirsch grinned. "Well reasoned!"<br/><br/>The Dean seemed to sag in relief for a moment, but recovered his composure and his amiable manner. "Still, they ought to have explained at more length. This is a serious situation. What were they thinking?"<br/><br/><em>They were thinking that sending her with Envoy Tandou was preparation enough.</em><br/><br/>"Or perhaps they hoped he might explain matters?"<br/><br/><em>That might have required that they explain it to him first, and that he remember it</em>, Theron's thought was tinged with a sense of wry humor, as if the handsome<em>caria</em>Roamer was an indulgently considered rhy-kitten in a Human suit.<br/><br/>"Yes, yes, and here we are," the Dean rallied at last. "We wish to evaluate you for enrollment here at the Royal College. Now normally we would have reached out to you a few years earlier but there was a...a...what would you call it, Theron?"<br/><br/><em>A filing error.</em><br/><br/>"Yes, exactly. The first reports of your talent were misrouted, so we only learned of you a short time ago." Something in his tone was a little off, as if he did not quite believe this. "Thus and so, here you are!"<br/><br/>"This is mostly just a formality, and to determine the courses you'll be attending," Hirsch said calmly. "Given the ample reports we finally received, I think we can agree that you have sufficient potential for both a Shaping major and a Psychic one. Do you feel any strong preference yourself?"