"That was an insightful thing to say," awed Rhys without dropping his kindled verve in the slightest since he started talking about his family. "You're absolutely right, though. This academy has allowed me many adventures, even if they were, at times, unpleasant. Like being forced behind the wheel of a car and made to drive at maddening speeds..." Oh, uh. He sort of paled at that memory. But he shook it off quickly just to keep at what he was saying. "Just like the journeys I've been on with the Greil Mercenaries. My life isn't a dull one at all. And that... makes me happy to think about."