"Even if that's only a pose, it's pleasant that you at least know what you're supposed to pretend in order to look competent.  So few people do, really."

"The literal most competent magical fighter, who teaches at all, has more grey in his beard than I, though he still has some muscle on his bone.  The best teacher who's also a hot young man... is probably not significantly worse of a teacher, at your starting point.  But to demand more of one thing is almost always to receive less of another."

"Even if that's only a pose, it's pleasant that you know what to pretend in order to appear competent.  So few people do, really."

"The literal most competent magical fighter, who teaches at all, has more grey in his beard than I, though he still has some muscle on his bone.  The best teacher who's also a hot young man... is probably not significantly worse of a teacher, at your starting point.  But to demand more of one thing is almost always to receive less of another."

"Even if that's only a pose, it's pleasant that you know what to pretend in order to appear competent.  So few people do, really."

"The literal most competent magical fighter I can think of, who teaches at all, has more grey in his beard than I, though he still has some muscle on his bone.  The best teacher I can think of who's also a hot young man... is probably not significantly worse of a teacher, at your starting point.  But to demand more of one thing is almost always to receive less of another."

"Even if that's only a pose, it's pleasant that you know what to pretend in order to appear competent.  So few people do, really."

"The literal most competent magical fighter I can think of, who teaches at all, has more grey in his beard than I, though he still has some muscle on his bone; Jaylin, Duke of the Black March.  Duke Cornilt, as is the best teacher I can think of who's also a hot young man... is probably not significantly worse of a teacher, at your starting point.  But to demand more of one thing is almost always to receive less of another."