[ Her words of encouragement are well-meaning and appreciated, enough to keep the smile on his face and turn it from modest into something a little more genuine. Now that she's eating, he settles down and follows her lead, returning his attention back to his own bowl of soup. ]

That's true. Knowledge can be power in many situations.

[ Literally, for him—or it had been, before he'd arrived. Now things are a little...trickier. But that's something he can investigate later, on his own time. ]

Though most of my knowledge lies in the history of various civilizations. That's usually not all that interesting to young people like you, or so I've been told.