[Ramza swallows the urge to ask how freelancers could be bodyguards, because obviously they are important to the mage, and he does not wish to cause insult.]

I understand. You gave aid to your brothers-in-arms, as true warriors do. [Magical power as Ramza knows it comes from within, so to share it with a stranger would be overly intimate. He does not blame the man for being selective with who he lends power.]

You said your father was a mage as well. Is that why you chose to study magic?