Kreiss closed the book and he returned it to where he got it.
Kreiss really saw himself as a pencil. Before he met Sheloah, he had done a lot of reckless things that he'd usually regret.
He always rebelled against his parents and he would always skip school just to do anything that he wanted. He was smart, yes… but even though he was in the honor roll, his character was always on the down low. The school didn't want him to be in the list because of his bad character but because of his parents' occupation, they were swayed by their words.
A lot of girls liked Kreiss. They would always be the one to cover up his mistakes because they were usually head over heels for him. Kreiss never wanted to be involved with women but because of their dedication to him, he would just allow them to cover up for his mistakes. This made him look like an asshole. Rather—he was really an asshole.