[ leona doesn't smile. he has no reason to, not right now. how somber everything can become in a blink of an eye, when painful realizations set in and a heavier burden is now resting on his back--- invisible arms hanging off of them with a slender body attached. to keep them both alive and safe, what could he do with his current knowledge? probably not much. he's a strong mage, sure, but that comes with practice. natural ability raises the floor. it doesn't touch the ceiling. ]

Not gonna let anyone touch him, that's for starters.

[ maybe it sounds exactly like himeru wants--- for leona to keep kaname safe. but of course, he means something completely different.

but he keeps his expression calm and stone-like. ]

'm sure there's probably some kind of magic that I don't know 'bout here. Would explain a lot. If I can bend it to my will, then... then I think that'd be best.

[ because who else would be strong enough to control it? ]

Even if I can't learn it, I can learn about it. Shouldn't be over my head. Might suck in school, but I had enough private lessons to probably teach my own classes.

[ it's true. the only thing that holds him back is laziness. ]

But if you find anything out? If you come 'cross somethin' important? You better not keep it under wraps.