Nudge in the "Right" Direction

"Y-Yes," the word just rolled off of Revian's tongue without hesitation.

The Sect Leader leaned forward and asked with sparkling eyes, "Why?"

"Umm, 'Why' What?"

"Why do you want to join our Sect? Your arrival here wasn't happenstance - your feet didn't carry you here, your brain did. So tell me..."

"Revian," he said noticing the Sect Leader's expectant expression. The man smiled and continued.

"Mister Revian. Tell me, why do you want to be a part of our Sect?" He asked while approaching Revian's position.

"I... don't know. I mean, you offered-"

"Let me rephrase the question, why do you want to join a sect at all?" The Sect Leader closed the distance between them even further. Revian felt the world receding, the only voices that remained were his own and the man's.

"I want to become a mage,"

"Why?"