"I've heard you've become quite popular around campus."
"Really? With who?"
"The students, and a lot of the teachers too."
"Somehow I find that really hard to believe…"
In the middle of one of Dax's examinations Victor suddenly struck up a subject the qiton had not expected, not to mention doubted in the highest degree. It had been a few weeks since Dax started teaching at the magic academy, and in that short timeframe he found himself to be mostly feared by the students, while the other teachers kept their distance.
"I'm pretty sure the students fear me, I've read their heart rates and timed pupil dilation along with their average response times and they're universally quite fearful of me."
"Sure they fear you a tiny bit, that is to be expected after how you treated the more problematic students. But it is also true that most of the students I've talked to say they respect you deeply, and think of you as something between a slightly strict parent and a caring, close friend."