Hilbert did not know how unique a new assistant Ruth selected, but he quickly understood one thing: the other female mage was not one to be trifled with.
After confirming that although Koyl was cunning, he hadn't stooped to treating their group of women as offerings for more powerful individuals, and only considered them as opponents, Rohas was invigorated.
She didn't care about competing with others, even if Koyl would never make concessions to them because of their gender... Even on the surface, when Koyl was fighting with her, he only regarded her as an opponent.
Although Rohas disliked Koyl's calculating nature, she was very satisfied with Koyl's attitude.
People born in mage families, and those born in noble families, are completely different indeed.
In the eyes of most people from mage families, anyone competing for interests, regardless of who they are, is a competitor, but they don't consider things like gender.
