"What you mean by 'dat?" Thierry asked, going with English as Leon switched back. It wasn't terribly uncommon for Thierry to go from English to his Cajun French and back again. Sometimes it was even mid-sentence, and that sent those unprepared for it for a bit of a spin.
He didn't know too much about Sphinx house. He knew that some of the kids there were smart, but he also knew that it wasn't the only house of smart kids. He heard those from Hydra, much like Leon, were known to be pretty damn smart. He smiled, "'dey all work on cares too? Most of the time I see 'dem reading books. It funny in 'dat way tho'. Sometimes I 'tink they feel 'de answers in 'de books only. Seem silly, non? You only learn so much from a book, but life be the best teacher. She be cruel sometimes tho'. But we all learn. Not even right away, huh?"