He gave a simple nod, his eyes never leaving her gaze. He knew that none of the friends he made now wouldn't meant his family's approval. Yet...that was also because they were still clinging to their old ways. How was he going to prove to them that it was okay to move away from that line of thinking?

"I understand, Mother," he replied in a soft voice. He decided it was best to try to move to the actual topic at hand, before this conversation took a turn for the worst as it threatened to do. "What was it that you wanted to discuss?"