Mono couldn’t help but blink a little as Nida responded, tugging the brim of his hat down a little lower over his eyes before he smiled a bit. “You and Mr. Ignis are both really weird about taking money for stuff.” They were alike in that sense, at least when it came to him… Being a kid was not something special where he was from anymore, so it was pretty strange to think that it mattered at all. But he was learning better here and trying to remember that it was okay to let people help. 

And he certainly wasn’t going to turn his nose up at free lessons. There was so much he had to learn already, and most of it he would have to learn on his own when he went back… So this? Getting better at sneaking and climbing and stuff? It was important.

“I promise I’ll work really hard to learn then, so I don’t waste your time or anything.” Mono finally responded in a quieter, serious tone. He could do that much, right? It sounded like a big deal if these were skills that were meant to be passed on to someone else. And Mono found it was nice for someone to say they were proud of him. It gave him a nice happy (?) feeling… So maybe he could do well with learning this too, and make people proud for other reasons.