Old White paused and said, "Could this possibly be a prejudice of yours, young master? After all, every profession is like this."
"No, there is still a difference."
Kael nonchalantly said, "Any creature capable of thinking behaves this way. The more they read, the more rational they become, and when they're rational enough, they lack initiative.
Because freeloading is always the most rational approach, letting others pay the price while enjoying the benefits yourself is simply how it is.
Even in a supposedly rational group, if an utterly irrational individual appears, they still innuendo others in private; this is the inherent nature of the mages.
A rational... yet indifferent crowd."
"If you say that, and Lord Bartlet hears it, he would be upset. Lord Bartlet never thinks of himself as irrational."
Kael nodded and smiled:
"That's why I ask, is the Bartlet Monarch really a being worthy of respect?
