[Tap-tap-tap goes Leona's tail against the floor, much like Lucius's when a toy is dangled in front of him but he's pretending he isn't quite interested yet.]

Sounds like she was right to be strict with you.

Disregarding your propensity to crash out, you've got a lot more control over high-level magic than your peers. I can already tell she's quite the formidable mage herself.

[Now, that's a woman he wouldn't mind meeting. And those resources... it's true that he wouldn't mind the chance to read through them, either. It couldn't take more than a few days... And hell, strict or not, she certainly sounds like she would have been a less annoying teacher than his most loyal attendant...]