Filius took her to the dining hall. While there were scowls and glares from the older students, it was different from the younger ones. A first year student walked over towards Filius, and thanked him. Sophie would recognize him as the Magic-caster that Filius helped on the bridge. A weapon-master walked over towards Sophie, bowed his head in respect, and apologized, saying not all of them were like that. Even though it seemed that what they did earned them a great deal of animosity, it appeared it also earned them a great deal of respect from the first-years.

"This reminds me when my folks found out I was showing you pointers on how to disarm people, doesn't it? 'Not proper for a woman of her standing' or something like that. Hell, you could disarm people better than any two men put together. "He said to her. "By the way, thanks for showing me basic spells and all that when we were kids. You knew as little as I did, but it gave me a foundation to build on. "he said.