Their eyes lit up at the thought of talking with FAE, but they tamped down their enthusiasm at the thought they might screw up the important work that was being done in 'building the bridge' to them. They could be patient, when they wanted to be, but otherwise it was a struggle. And 'diplomacy'? Quanil knew what the word meant (and how to pronounce it), but they had no idea if they were any good at it at all.
Halo sounded better for a beginner, so Quanil made a mental note about that as they eagerly took in everything the provost was saying. And what the provost was saying sounded... promising.
Instead of answering the questions put to them, the first thing that burst out of Quanil was a question of their own. "Does that mean you'll accept me? The Loreseekers, I mean. I can be a Loreseeker and study..." There were so many things they wanted to learn about that they had trouble figuring out where to start. "...history and linguistics and... and science and technology?" Because it occurred to them that they'd won a few smiles now and then when they'd figured out how to fix an old machine - so old, no one could remember what it had done, beyond it being some sort of 'farm implement' - and how to use it (it had turned out to be a seed planter, for sowing crops quicker). Besides, history, languages, science, and technology covers... most of the bases.
They weren't kidding when they said they wanted to learn everything.
Halo sounded better for a beginner, so Quanil made a mental note about that as they eagerly took in everything the provost was saying. And what the provost was saying sounded... promising.
Instead of answering the questions put to them, the first thing that burst out of Quanil was a question of their own. "Does that mean you'll accept me? The Loreseekers, I mean. I can be a Loreseeker and study..." There were so many things they wanted to learn about that they had trouble figuring out where to start. "...history and linguistics and... and science and technology?" Because it occurred to them that they'd won a few smiles now and then when they'd figured out how to fix an old machine - so old, no one could remember what it had done, beyond it being some sort of 'farm implement' - and how to use it (it had turned out to be a seed planter, for sowing crops quicker). Besides, history, languages, science, and technology covers... most of the bases.
They weren't kidding when they said they wanted to learn everything.
