[ he should probably know better than to expect a full-blown lesson from one of the few in chaldea that's more flighty than he is– but, merlin being a mainstay of all things magecraft, the reliance is natural.

oh well. it's not like he's not studious on his own. ]

Hahaha. Oh, that won't happen. [ or not??? ]

With the Command Spells gone, I expect one can finally decide whether or not he wants to be useful to begin with. [ my, how devilish... and yet he usually ends up doing the right thing one way or another. ]