Luke, bless him, did not seem at all deterred by that. Instead, he offered her a bright smile, a little bit of stew juice almost escaping from his mouth in the process. He paused a moment to lick at it, grabbing up a napkin to wipe it off, before he spoke.

"Tell you what," he said. "You have faith in my ability to teach, and I'll have faith in your ability to learn, and we'll figure out the rest along the way."