Good guess!

-Unless there's anything else he should be doing, that is?

Not at this moment, no. Feliaris will sit near him again.

Parafi goes back to the books, seem content and excited at everything he has to learn.

Feliaris will occasionally ask about what he is reading.

He seems startled by that, but answers carefully, obviously not used to being asked questions where his answer matters.

Does this behavior persist if Feliaris keeps doing it, but while trying to be gentler about his phrasings?

He relaxes some as he gets used to being asked question, his answers are still somewhat hesitant, but less so.

That's good. Will he react negatively if Teronmas and Fenrad show up?

They take seats side by side Feliaris and say hi to Parafi.

He is briefly unsettled, but doesn't seem upset, he nods back, says 'hi' in response.

It returns to a similar equilibrium as before, but with the triplets' low whispering comments on sorcery.

-It's fairly obvious that he's interested in that topic, even if he's trying very hard not to look like he's listening in.

"Do you want to learn sorcery?"

"-can I?"

"We can set you up for an apprenticeship."

"If you didn't meant something as serious. We can teach what we are learning."

"I- don't- know. I want to but-"

The three collective make a "go on" gesture.

"I don't-" he takes a deep breath, trying to figure out what he's trying to stay. "I don't understand why I'd be- allowed to be trained." Pauses, flinches. "Unless you- need me to-" he swallows thickly.

"Need you to...?"

"-need me to- fight, be a-" How had it been phrased? He can't remember, grasps for the nearest thing. "-a foot soldier?"

"We... we don't use foot soldiers," Feliaris says, muttering something in English under his breath.

"We are not - in anyway - a military organization. Even our security-"

"Is that something that someone did to you?"

"I- yes? It- was...part of what I was...for?"