"Well… no need to beat yourself up to that extent."
Hearing the man in front of him outright admit that the disparity in their titles was his fault, Valyr's expression slightly softened as he gave him a faint reassuring smile.
"After all, you did tell us earlier that you didn't know anything about the matter beforehand," the young man continued. "Of course, that still begs the question."
"What's the reason behind the disparity in our titles?"
"It's quite obvious if you give a bit of thought," replied Marcus after a bit of silence, taking in a deep breath as he gave the young man a knowing smile.
"It's the only major thing that's happened in the Mystic Plane after your student."
"…Wait." As those words left the man's mouth, the gears in Valyr's mind began to turn as the various possibilities he came up with gradually began to converge.
