[ Whatever happened to Shez, then? Yuri can only wonder. ]

He is a bit of an odd duck, isn't he? [ That being consistent, at least, doesn't surprise him. He comments on it as he might of the weather, a simple observation without any real weight to it. ] I can't say I know him the way you seem to know that teacher, but he seems kinder than a mercenary ought to be.

[ He's very nearly gotten himself killed, refusing to fight back that one time. ]