10.Jan.19, 09:47 PM
Well, so far the interview was promising. An actual desire to learn and reasonable motivations to do so. In point of fact, they were not so different from his own. Verec wanted to become a Healer because someone was hurt and he didn’t know how to help, and it sounded like Madiquel was the same — though at least her friend hadn’t died, while Verec’s brother had.
The frankness with which she said she would not be a dragonrider surprised Verec, though upon reflection he realized it shouldn’t have. There was something of an assumption that all Weyrfolk wanted to Impress dragons, but they were likely no different from the average Holders — most people continued the family occupation, but not every child did. Again, he himself was an example. Though his Beastcrafter father was something of a Healer when it came to animals, so perhaps it wasn’t as different as it could have been.
Verec worried for a moment that he would project himself onto this Weyr girl too much, but he quickly brushed that off; he was never that biased about students, thank you very much, and he remained objective when it came to providing education. At least he thought he did. It wasn’t important for the moment, he had more questions.
“What do you imagine a Healer’s education entails?” he asked. Admittedly, this question was at least partially just to help him get a better idea of what sort of notions the Weyrfolk he’d be expected to teach had about Healing and the people that did it. He knew some of the Holders, especially out in the cotholds, had some interesting ideas that when a younger him had heard them he’d stared open-mouthed at the Journeyman who was telling the story. Hopefully he didn’t have to completely rewrite this girl’s understanding of Healing, but she would almost certainly have at least a few misconceptions.
The frankness with which she said she would not be a dragonrider surprised Verec, though upon reflection he realized it shouldn’t have. There was something of an assumption that all Weyrfolk wanted to Impress dragons, but they were likely no different from the average Holders — most people continued the family occupation, but not every child did. Again, he himself was an example. Though his Beastcrafter father was something of a Healer when it came to animals, so perhaps it wasn’t as different as it could have been.
Verec worried for a moment that he would project himself onto this Weyr girl too much, but he quickly brushed that off; he was never that biased about students, thank you very much, and he remained objective when it came to providing education. At least he thought he did. It wasn’t important for the moment, he had more questions.
“What do you imagine a Healer’s education entails?” he asked. Admittedly, this question was at least partially just to help him get a better idea of what sort of notions the Weyrfolk he’d be expected to teach had about Healing and the people that did it. He knew some of the Holders, especially out in the cotholds, had some interesting ideas that when a younger him had heard them he’d stared open-mouthed at the Journeyman who was telling the story. Hopefully he didn’t have to completely rewrite this girl’s understanding of Healing, but she would almost certainly have at least a few misconceptions.