[It's probably most likely something to do with the latter, though Faolan is a grown man and free to make his own choices, including training himself to risk his life and safety for the life and safety of other people.
Faolan moves to stick his hands in his pockets, letting out a sigh.]
They paid a lot of money for me to attend a conservatory. They were so happy for me when I got into the Academy. And then... [Dubhan died] I withdrew. They thought it would be a phase, that I would recover and they could beg the school back into accepting me again. My father is a lawyer, he can be very... Convincing, when he puts his mind to something. But I can be stubborn too. And this is what I decided for myself instead. [He shrugs again; he keeps doing that, like maybe doing so might make it seem like less serious a topic. He didn't really mean to bring it up. But he also doesn't feel like keeping secrets from Laurent anymore...]
They haven't ever really come to terms with it. My sister, my younger sister, acts as something of our go-between. It's worked well enough so far, I suppose.
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Faolan moves to stick his hands in his pockets, letting out a sigh.]
They paid a lot of money for me to attend a conservatory. They were so happy for me when I got into the Academy. And then... [Dubhan died] I withdrew. They thought it would be a phase, that I would recover and they could beg the school back into accepting me again. My father is a lawyer, he can be very... Convincing, when he puts his mind to something. But I can be stubborn too. And this is what I decided for myself instead. [He shrugs again; he keeps doing that, like maybe doing so might make it seem like less serious a topic. He didn't really mean to bring it up. But he also doesn't feel like keeping secrets from Laurent anymore...]
They haven't ever really come to terms with it. My sister, my younger sister, acts as something of our go-between. It's worked well enough so far, I suppose.