[This is exactly the reason he is not in any institute of Cadens right now. He certainly aids their efforts, both monetarily and otherwise, but beyond that... he is far too old to report to anyone. He has his niche.

He leans back with her, hand drifting back and forth over her thigh in a comforting gesture. Let her get it out.

He huffs a sound. Right, he specifically does not ask her about the cutting up of corpses.] As loathe as I'm sure you are to hear it, you only need pretend you adhere to such beliefs until your tuition is over. Your magic is just as skilled as your... cutting... I am sure of it. All you must do is prove to yourself that you are doing your best. Not to anyone else.