After Nero left the office to enjoy his last two days of the regular schedule that most cadets take, Isabella was left in her office, contemplating the exchange that she had just had. Nero's resolve was admirable, but it was not realistic. She did not want to destroy a promising cadet in her hands, which is why regular counselling sessions for him would become even more important.
While she had told him that if he failed, or burnt out, his candidacy would be canceled, that was not true. The academy's expectations of an untrained cadet were not nearly so severe. As long as he had the necessary qualities, that was fine. Moulding him into a valuable asset to the country was their job - if they expected them to come prepared, then what was even the point of them being there?
