Rook stood up tall and proud. His head sweapt the sky like that of a great statue. "Sir, although I do run a magic school, this endeavor has nothing to do with it. I did not advertise myself as a teacher of magic, and your daughter misunderstood me. I was advertising a search for talented young mages because I am seeking magicians with strength and passion in order to assist me in a great magical undertaking. Your daughter was very enthusiastic and desired to show me her skills, but I do not believe her young age or her current skills will be useful to me. She was beginning to become difficult."
He looked down at this newcomer with appraising eyes. Adoption, he knew, was fairly commonplace these days. But the fact that this Drakel claimed to be a child of a Yonyuu only raised his suspicions. Something seemed "off" about the Drakel to begin with. But now he was beginning to suspect that something truly was afoot.