I suspect you have little choice but to talk to outsiders while you're here. But the weight of such expectations might be even heavier a burden to bear than the responsibilities themselves, hmmm? I've seen many budding young nobles struggle under such a yoke.

[The look is familiar in more than one way, after so many years of overseeing the Academy. This work, at least, isn't urgent; Seteth sets it down to rest an encouraging hand on Huaisang's shoulder.]