“I assume that means that there are often betrayals there." There was a particular inflection on the word betrayal that displayed her disdain for the word itself. "And if not that then they would have to face each other eventually." That seemed rather tragic. Somehow she still maintained that it almost seemed like the wars caused far more bad than good. She put a hand to the bridge of her nose and rubbed it. "That sounds utterly insane. I hope things worked out?"

Somehow it really wasn't surprising that a mage would do that from what he'd been saying. What was a bit surprising was hearing that he had gotten involved in a murder case. On top of teaching he also worked murder cases? What an interesting life he must lead. Or perhaps just a very hectic one.

"The potential for the reward is too great to pass up for some." She shook her head. In some ways she truly couldn't blame them and yet on the other she knew what came of things like that first hand. "My grandfather would probably appreciate that." Strangely, there was no hostility in the statement. "That truly is a shame that they feel that way though. I have seen firsthand just how much power true friendship can give an individual. There's no way to know what mages may be missing by ignoring that." There'd be a certain amount of irony if that was some sort of key to actually reaching the grail.