"They sent me 'cause aye yer brar, more so than the others," Ewan explained, "Also 'cause aye closest to yer age." They thought it would be a better way to convince Van to come back. The promise of someone close to his age that he could connect to as opposed to all the older men who Ewan only rarely wished would kick the bucket so some new blood would find their way in. Ewan was wise enough to know that Van wasn't going to like that they sent him to convince him to come home, so he left that part out.
He did continue, "Aye always thought I were the youngest of us all and then yer teachers show up and suddenly aye'm not. Aye wanted to come and they thought it best. Aye can be here as a constant source than someone who com'ere and then go and what if ye have more questions, where they go?"