Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20141117042712/@comment-12599067-20141121041539

(Nah, I'd like to think that he spent a good deal of time with each of them. Torene did teach him everything he knows about magic, of course, and most of what his Imperial tutors (and Alistair, the fifth and probably most kind member of the Elder Council) did not.

Makoru did, however, teach him some things other than swordplay, which means that his "charm" (or lack thereof) is also something Faolan picked up on.

So, in short, most of his knowledge in social skills comes from one of four places: his Imperial tutors, who taught him that he needed to always be proper when confronting strangers; his father, who can be a remarkably clueless idiot but can be equally kind and sweet; his mother, from whom he'd learn what actual social skills are supposed to be like although he probably wouldn't know it; or Alistair, who's pretty calm, understanding, and down-to-earth.

Given the fact that Mak found himself a beautiful woman to call his bride and has been able to keep on the good side of most politicians, foreign and local, Faolan is somewhat inclined to listen to him, even though Torene probably could teach him far more about social skills.

Thus, Faolan takes after his father in many ways, the poor oaf.)