[The part about a 'school of magi' doesn't pass her by. So, this weak seeming girl had at least some knowledge of the arcane? She couldn't pretend that wasn't at least a little interesting.]

Sounds super boring. Most places back home didn't really have politics. It was Might Makes Right, if you could crush the person that disagreed with you, that meant you won.

[There was a good reason she was so direct. She is not particularly used to subtlety. Her problems could never be solved with words.]

And don't THANK me. It makes me ill just hearing something like that from you.

[There's a short pause, and what follows next is muttered so low that it makes even Grey's soft voice seem loud.]

......you're welcome, though...

[She's back to her normal self almost instantly.]

Now, are you done wasting my time? I'm going back to my room.