"It's always good to discover new things, and learn in the process." Al adjusted his glasses. "I worked for the paper before. Occasionally, I miss writing down words as opposed to equations, but arithmancy and runes are just another language, in a way. One with completely different comma usage." His eyebrows drew together. "There's more pure facts to uncover in equations, than in the paper," he admitted, uneasily. "But I like finding them no matter where they may hide."
No field of interest. How odd, Al kept thinking. It didn't seem rational to expect someone to be disinterested in things just because of a family name. To be curious was a part of being human. "But everyone has interests like that, don't they?" Al asked. "What do you like to do?"