Mr. Carter returned to the room where he was staying late at night that day, as it was close to where he was training his new apprentices.
When he returned, his sister was reading and looking out at the city from the same window as usual.
"You're back. Anything new?" she asked, looking up to see him.
He smiled.
"Lots of new and interesting things. I got a person who could be as good as you." He replied.
That caused some shock in her, so much so that she couldn't react.
She understood perfectly well that her older brother, although he was more powerful than her, had her on a higher rung. He cared for her, not because she needed him, but because he was afraid that someone malicious would find out about her amazing talent. It's because he knew she was the hope for all of his family's plans to be completed.
Even when he meets all the great talents in this world, none have made him think they are on her level.
