"There were more back home than there are here. I'm pretty much the only one here, at least, the only one in the guild, I'm sure there's a few who freelance." A faint smile, "And there's a girl here who I won't call my protege, but she's my student, and she's learning fast."
Just to really confuse him, she spared a moment's concentration to subtly shift her hair, the tight ringlets shifting over into softer curls, and the shorter wisps tightening into ringlets.