Paxton grinned as Ashton dug into the play, realizing that the boy was not simply perusing it, but actually reading all of it. The dragon had admirable focus if he could just turn it on like that. Paxton regarded him curiously, noting that he was tall and quite good-looking. Combined with that strong personality... Paxton guessed that Ashton had to be popular, not quite realizing how singular the dragon could really be.
Paxton's attention started drifting and pulled one of the books towards him, looking up Descartes in the index. Soon, he also followed a lead to Lamarque, getting familiar with their theories as--
Paxton's head snapped up when Ashton finally made a sound. After that, there wasn't an approval or a congratulations, but merely an analysis. "I suppose that's fair," Paxton said. If a little black and white. "But yeah, that's another philosophy, isn't it? Symbiosis. First there's a reaction, then a counter-reaction, and then finally, the two achieve unity through symbiosis. I think we should accomplish that through our debate."
Paxton collected the folder as his grin danced on his face again, dark eyes on Ashton. "But what did you think? Did you like it?"