The Dare of Dawn (Helga)

Maximus quietly continued to eat as Godric seemed to get gently scolded by Lady Hufflepuff. He would have found it a touch amusing had he not been so tired. He nodded in agreement as the fellow knight spoke of the select areas of the castle that he wanted to show him, including the tower in which his brother did his work.

"Aye, I should check in on 'im," he said as any dutiful older brother would. He wasn't concerned about Moira handling herself in martial defense as he and Merrick had already taught her quite a bit. Probably more than she should know as a young lady to be honest, but they wanted her to be prepared for anything. And it wasn't uncommon for an Irish lass to know her way around a blade in times of crisis.

Still, he was interested in whatever they wanted to show him that might convince their father to send her on to the school. From what he had seen thus far, Maximus was already convinced that she would likely thrive here. Her appetite for knowledge was borderline obsessive after all and the library alone would be devoured by her in a short time. He took one of the offered napkins and wiped at his face, feeling the grease smeared among his facial hairs.