He couldn't explain the desire to defend his choice in career. "It's like a very large puzzle. You have to figure out what spells are placed and learn how to spot traps. I like puzzles. The more complicated, the more interesting. I guess Arithmancy is a bit like that. It's a tool you can use to...unlock things, if you will. Numerology can tell you about a person's personality sometimes. It's not always one hundred percent - much like astrology is not one hundred percent - but sometimes it gives an accidental insight. Maybe that, more than anything else is the true reason behind my choice. Ancient runes is a puzzle as well, but it is quite taken." Even history, if you knew how to look at it, was a puzzle. You could see where certain actions may have lead to an entirely different end and where there were repeat offenses. "Sorry. Rambling again."
But he was curious to hear about her choices. She had started out doing investigations. He wouldn't have imagined that for her either, but he neglected to say so. "You've done a marvelous job from what I was able to witness. Do you find that it suits you more than your previous employment?"