Feidnan City, Mages' Tower.
Leon met the five apprentices assigned to him in his room.
Two pseudo-Mages and three advanced apprentices. All of them were very young.
In general, anyone that could make it to a pseudo-Mage or apprentice Mage by fifty years old had the potential to become an Mage. And these individuals were the ones the clan were willing to expend resources in order to cultivate! On the other hand, all of those apprentices that had made their way to advanced apprentices through grinding and time were well aware of their own situation.
They knew it was virtually impossible for them to become Mages. All of them had already given up on that path and went on to the worldly realm to enjoy the offerings of local nobles.