"Yes." Though Hawke wasn't quite excited about that as the student. "It's certainly unlike any place I've ever been." And, as he came from a place like Black Hole, that was saying something.

He eyed his unexpected companion carefully. It was difficult for Hawke to understand such optimism, but then again, a great many of the students faced the academy's oddities without flinching.

They shook hands. "I teach, actually. Tactics and strategy."