Me? A pain in the arse? All I did was study, thank you. [He places his fists on his hips, the very image of being offended. Even if he really doesn't feel completely offended. It can dissipate any time.] Wasn't brilliant in many classes, but I studied and passed the ones that mattered.

[If anything, he's a pain in the arse now.]

I aced all of my Black Court classes-- or is that cranky old bastard still complaining about how I moved on to Ash?