Kevaraan rested his cheek against his palm as he spoke. "We're all a part of the world, however brief or mundane our stays upon it are. We all contribute to the flow of life, which is why I understand why the conjurers respect it as they do. It's a shame the larger meaning of this network is lost when people decide to argue over land and gil. Spilling blood over simple metal..."
He sighed. "I don't aim to save the world from such things, but merely to experience it just as it is. But I do believe in striving for this Excellence you mention, on a personal level and in my dealings with others."
He raised an eyebrow riddled with five metal rings when L'yhta mentioned her teachers, but simply nodded curtly. "It's good to hear you're doing well. As for myself... The traveling we did, sometimes on a twice-moonly basis, meant I couldn't commit to any one study. I talked to the guilds' instructors and watched people train when I was younger, but most of the time I did a lot of reading, and meandered about the cities. Gridania's disciplines are probably the ones I'm most familiar with, even if my education in them wasn't formal: my father taught me how to hunt, and my mother made sure I knew from a young age what conjury and alchemy were."
He looked away briefly. "From my childhood, it seems I was destined to sample but not partake. That might change a bit now that I've returned here... I've sought membership with the guilds of my home officially, since it seems I won't be traveling as often. I'm still... re-familiarizing myself with everything, if that makes sense..."
He smirked to himself. "I was at the Conjurers' Guild myself a few days ago. Apparently my mother was quite the student in her heyday, and my instructor not-so-subtly wishes for me to commit to a... deeper level of study. So I understand what you mean about their temperament."
He sighed. "I don't aim to save the world from such things, but merely to experience it just as it is. But I do believe in striving for this Excellence you mention, on a personal level and in my dealings with others."
He raised an eyebrow riddled with five metal rings when L'yhta mentioned her teachers, but simply nodded curtly. "It's good to hear you're doing well. As for myself... The traveling we did, sometimes on a twice-moonly basis, meant I couldn't commit to any one study. I talked to the guilds' instructors and watched people train when I was younger, but most of the time I did a lot of reading, and meandered about the cities. Gridania's disciplines are probably the ones I'm most familiar with, even if my education in them wasn't formal: my father taught me how to hunt, and my mother made sure I knew from a young age what conjury and alchemy were."
He looked away briefly. "From my childhood, it seems I was destined to sample but not partake. That might change a bit now that I've returned here... I've sought membership with the guilds of my home officially, since it seems I won't be traveling as often. I'm still... re-familiarizing myself with everything, if that makes sense..."
He smirked to himself. "I was at the Conjurers' Guild myself a few days ago. Apparently my mother was quite the student in her heyday, and my instructor not-so-subtly wishes for me to commit to a... deeper level of study. So I understand what you mean about their temperament."
