Truth (b)

Theo cleared his mouth and replied, "Six and a half years."

It was hard to master something you weren't familiar with, and it was even harder to master something written in a language you don't speak. Theo had to spend three years learning the language of the soul race, and only after was he able to get to the central part. Others would need dozens of years to do the same as him, but Theo wasn't proud of himself. It's because he wasn't anyone else but himself, because he always wanted to surpass his limits, and also because there was someone better sitting next to him.

"What's your profession?"