Since the CS is right there, I might as well add how Father Ilya thinks of Mother Indira Al-Sayed.

[b]Mother Indira Al-Sayed[/b]
Within the first month of arriving at the Red Seminary, Father Ilya and Mother Indira Al-Sayed were silently at odds. She clearly did not like him, and though her name was known throughout Magnagrad, Ilya saw not much special. Indeed, he saw an Omestrian woman of poor character, who specifically burdened him with extra tasks and training which restricted his ability to develop his strengths and barred the usage of time to develop his connections with his peers. That these "extracurricular" activities continuously involved him being saddled with the two other Omestrian students in Warband Leviathan was not lost on Father Ilya. Though he kept a clean face, Ilya knew that a point was being made by his main instructor, he just wasn't quite sure if it was about his prejudices or hers. 

Father Ilya was reaching the limits of his willingness to put up with her actions when he finally saw how capable she was. It was at the annual Crucible Ceremony, where each warband in training was pitted against the others of its year in a "friendly" tournament, where instructors and students alike were able to sort out their rivalries and officials could see the growing fruits of their investment in the Red Seminary. The Leviathans placed a strong second, giving perspective to Ilya on just how well Mother Indira Al-Sayed's methods were working. However, more than that, his views were changed when she was needed in action. All matches were mediated by two instructors from warbands not in the current fight. When Indira Al-Sayed stepped in for a particularly lethal-looking blow, it was not with a blade or blast of magic, but with the most terrifying creature Father Ilya had seen by then, and has seen since. It was one thing to hear of the Summoner in city gossip. It was another to see her work first hand. 

Since then, Father Ilya has taken her tasks with no complaint, increasingly convinced that it was, in fact, designed to help chosen students grow. The direct exposure to the capabilities of his Omestrian peers forced Ilya to reevaluate his world view somewhat, and he has since sworn to judge the individual based on what they are capable of, not their heritage alone.