"Ah, together we would make the perfect student," he smiled brightly. "It is okay if you do think it is nerdy, I think it is nerdy." If anything Yev had a fantastic sense of humor about himself.

"Partners it is!" he beamed. "Oh good," he nodded. "I thought I had it bad with three older brothers," he laughed. "Well, I was thinking about getting a mud sample from the swamp to see if there were any magical qualities to it, I suspect there is. I also wanted to get some monkshood and maybe some flower petals from local species," he said as they walked along.

"Very interesting stuff plants and herbs," he said with a goofy grin, flicking his eyes toward her.