Well, it wasn't an occurrence that took place where they were from, anyway. Nor was any of Five's background, honestly. It wasn't the sort of thing anyone here saw. And well, things on that front WERE different, true.
"It's more..." Emmett considered how to phrase it better. "There was a big fuss about ME coming in when I was sixteen, and I had to wait the two years Shaun came up with here. I've always thought it bloody STUPID, as policies go, mind you."
As far as that one went, Emmett laughed. "Then you're in the right place. The assassins aren't just anyone. Whoever you get apprenticed to, they'll be the real thing."