Nolan had the same iconic neutral look on his face as he spoke to the leaders of the ruling families whom he had spoken to to begin this operation which was actually going much better than what he had expected, at least after listening to Jessica speak about what the King of Lanthanor was supposed to be capable of.
Born in the Goddess's Sanctum sect, he had been judged at birth to be unfit to be a seed, much to the disappointment of his parents, who had both been seeds and were now two of the secret individuals in the Goddess's Sanctum who were poised to break through and become powerful Heroes of Angaria.
He never even spent that much time with his parents, unlike his brother who did manage to qualify.
He was the forgotten child, and at one point, he even distinctly remembered both his parents frowning when he entered the room when they were playing with his brother.