His only real friend was Horus, and despite all his attempts speaking about being merciful and forgiving and that it was an attitude of being a good leader, he had not been able to change Tobi's belief even one bit without him being aware of it.
The long permanence while living with Horus had proved to him how stressful it was being constantly forced to hide his skill and powers. Since he was born in a backwater village, where he was called a demon child and no one knew jack about Mana.
After a sudden long discussion that was brought up by Horus about Tobi's coronation and him being of age to attend an academy, Tobi decided that the best course of action, for now, as he needed time to think thoroughly about it, which Horus agreed to.
According to the Ancient Vampire annuals he had read in the last weeks, it was possible to become a member of the Vampire Counsel despite being home-schooled. It just required a longer and more difficult and complicated exams session to be accepted.