"If he's old enough to try to grope a girl's privates in public, then I'd say he's pretty grown. Don't you think so?"
"I didn't hear that part." He shot the boy a quick glance; "I don't know anything about touching ladies."
The boy looked liked he could not believe Nealon had just said. He opened his mouth to say something wildly off color, but Galen cut him off before he could get to that point.
"Who's the kid anyway? You better not tell me you're a dad now!"
Nealon chuckled lightly; "Oh you got jokes huh? The boy's my ward G. Both his parents are SS-level mages."
Galen whistled ominously. Nealon continued;
"Yeah. So, you get it. Mages of that rank are always super busy running around with important missions and stuff..."
The crowd around erupted into a thundering applause after a brilliant presentation from a student. They waited for the rumbling to die down before continuing.
