[It was a pointed question-- but a sweet, innocent one that Waver saw no reason to avoid.]
Something like that, [He commented.] I've been rebuilding and organizing a private archive-- but I do have my reasons for studying history.
[Those being of a personal nature. How was he to describe to a teenager that he was only a few years older when he met the most important man in his life... in the form of someone who had died 2000 years ago?]
Beyond that, however, I am also an alchemist. A teacher. Sometimes I have been called to play detective...
[He wasn't bragging. As a Lord, however temporary his title may have been he did have a multitude of responsibilities that included placating his superiors enough to not question him.
To the follow up question, the answer was simple:]
She's a black cat, like the sort you find in the cities. Her name is the same as my apprentice back in London-- Gray.]
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Something like that, [He commented.] I've been rebuilding and organizing a private archive-- but I do have my reasons for studying history.
[Those being of a personal nature. How was he to describe to a teenager that he was only a few years older when he met the most important man in his life... in the form of someone who had died 2000 years ago?]
Beyond that, however, I am also an alchemist. A teacher. Sometimes I have been called to play detective...
[He wasn't bragging. As a Lord, however temporary his title may have been he did have a multitude of responsibilities that included placating his superiors enough to not question him.
To the follow up question, the answer was simple:]
She's a black cat, like the sort you find in the cities. Her name is the same as my apprentice back in London-- Gray.]