"Of course that's why you are here, dearie. That's what you have to focus on. Be strong. Look out for yourself. Survive. At all costs and always, survive. Then you can thrive. And don't worry about the enemies that you've made along the way, once you thrive all they can do is envy." It was a pretty solid philosophy, Rowena felt. "I will teach you all you're capable of learning. You have potential, that much is true. What you make of it depends on your will and your drive."

She was hoping that the way she had raised him would have equipped him with plenty of both. "Oh, and I've enrolled you in the local high school. I've got a brochure for it somewhere here..."

Rummaging through her purse, she finally produced the brochure and handed it to him. "Do you want to take part in any after school activity? I don't really see you as an athlete... Theatre, perhaps?"