Sasha looked up ahead as they started to walk, wondering how to address his words. She wondered, briefly, what sort of profession his parents had, to explain how they did good at it. "Even now, Magic is regarded as suspicious. You know the histories. Mages were forced to hide their magic, taking mundane jobs to get by. Sure, people will get us to do their jobs, but they won't ask too many questions, or they'll still be judgmental. So perhaps they didn't want to draw attention to themselves" She mused, looking to Mayt as he seemed to relax, and she smiled. 

She got a glazed look to her eyes as she looked ahead, "I was nine when I met my Mentor. I guess you could say he was like a second father, although he was more focused on my magic, then on my other childish needs, like comfort, or learning language, reading, writing that sort of thing. But...he was all I had, and he taught me how to use my magic, as best as he could. His Ice Molding was different to mine, but he still managed to teach me the basics, and teach me that I'd need to be creative. He taught me history. He taught me of the last, three great Magical Guilds. Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale and...Fairy Tail. How they took down the Evil black wizard Zeref, sacrificing themselves as they did so, and casting doubt onto mages. He taught me what it means to be a guild member, to be a friend, and to be...a part of something. He made me dream of belonging. And with Phoenix wing...I think i can" She swallowed, flinching as she came back to herself, and nearly walked into a tree. She jumped back, blushing, and cleared her throat, changing her course, still walking towards where they needed to be. 

She didn't seem to realise that she had just come close to saying out loud that she had reading difficulities, as she just continued on. "If you're going to stay in Phoenix Wing, you have to understand that it isn't just about the money, and the jobs. Its about friendship, and sticking together" She shrugged, "Who knows, maybe Master Jamie knows something about how people can know where someone is. You should ask him, when we get back, if she's back from the Guild Master's meeting" Sasha had, after a few days, adopted the interchangeable he/she when addressing Master Jamie like most other members, and now didn't seem to realise she was doing it.