Moreover, with Miss Meg's exceedingly high status in Avalon, it was all the rarer for her to make a request, which hadn't happened in over a decade. Naturally, Arthur took it even more seriously, persistently urging Sherlock to agree with Miss Meg's suggestion.
At that time, Sherlock was somewhat rebellious—he had no interest in authority, only in pursuing the truth. Just as Aiwass had once been blinded by the impulse of the Path of Transcendence, Sherlock had become stubborn due to his strong affinity for the Path of Wisdom.
"Sherlock was quite mischievous as a child, but the family was rather liberal. Both his mother and father had rather mild personalities,"
Mycroft said with a sense of helplessness, "As a result, the family always let him follow his various interests and hobbies... But that was a serious matter, so his father became very strict. And because it was a secret mission, he couldn't explain the true significance behind it to Sherlock."