Drawing out your full potential

Standing before the man, feeling the intensity of his personality and many years of experience weighing down on you as his stern eyes bore into your very soul, you had to wonder just what it was he had to say. You weren't sure if you were supposed to speak first or not, but the man's very aura made it difficult if you were supposed to. He was apparently waiting until all other students were far gone before finally addressing you.

"So, Morgie went ahead an' pulled us teachers aside an' told us that she 'ad a little pet project comin' our way. Now, I trust that girl with mah life, but when I first got eyes on ya, an' even now if'n I'm gonna be honest, I thought the girl finally lost her damn mind. I mean, look at ya. Scrawny lil' whelp that looks more like a mangy mutt been kicked 'round by his master since the day he was a pup." Jargus stated bluntly, his words hitting hard, but they weren't anything you hadn't already heard to some degree before. Honestly, his description felt like it hit the nail on the head and you knew it, even giving him a nod that made him snort.

"See, ya don' even got the drive ta dispute me. Either ya so broken ya can't or ya know the truth. Either way, by looks, ya ain't much, or anythin' for that matter... but ain't the looks I care 'bout. Nah, it's that inner strength. Ya ain't never used it, I can tell, but even if Morgie didn' tell me ta look after ya, the show ya put on in the ceremony speaks volumes to me. Got enough mana ta drown a man in, an' ya almost did! So like I said, ya don' look like much, but ya got what it takes somewhere deep down ta be as big a beast with magic as anythin' ya can summon up." he added in, his words giving you some level of confidence, but you didn't speak up about it. You knew it wasn't so much praise as an admission of fact. It was no better than saying someone had good eyes or something. It can be good for you, but it won't matter unless you make use out of it.

"Thank you s-sir." you say regardless, giving a quick nod of your head.

Waving off the gratitude, Jargus continues "So here's what's gonna 'appen. I know ya ain't spent a second usin' magic to any degree before, so we gotta get you caught up an' quick, just to get ya to the level of the others. Then, when yer adequate, we'll be takin' ya through advanced lessons. Why some a dire wolf when ya can summon a pack of them? Why summon a salamander when ya can bring forth a whole dragon?"

The visuals were a bit rough due to your lack of experience with these things, but the point got across well enough. You had the potential to do great things, and those with their eyes of you expected you to do them, but they also knew they had to build you up to it. You felt your determination rising, wanting to meet this challenge, even though you'd never truly taken on anything in your life before. Of course, you'd never been expected to until now, so there was something else to motivate you.

"Now, before I send ya off to get some rest, is there anythin' ya got to say about this?"