His mother showing up here. Yeah. No thank you. It took all of the snort that he had not to snort at the 'aww' that had passed her lips. He'd rather that his mother just stay right where she was. He was better off on his own, anyway. He could get more done without her breathing down his neck.
"You're certainly more powerful than I am," Jonnard said with a grin as he glanced over at her. "So don't sell yourself short," He said, slipping a hand into his pocket to pull out his crystal, holding it out in his hand for her to see. It was still cold, but at least it wasn't like ice anymore. "I'm still just a Novice, only have a year or so of training behind me. Transportation is simple, but it's still more than a lot of the other youths can do," He said, glancing over at her. "How many years have you been at this?"