[It's a relief that he doesn't have to learn hunting. After all, his lord disapproves of the practice, although that was hunting as sport, rather than for essential foods. That thought, as it floats about in his mind, leads to another as Ivaera speaks again.]

Inventiveness? Euh, well, Duke Airen, if he is here, may be of great help in that regard! My lord often finds curious ways of solving mysteries. He is the foremost inventor in Racitoire.

[Or so Alla believes. Truly, there may well be others better or more renowned, but he very much admires Airen's talents, and comparing him to other nobles he's met, well, Airen might as well be a parallel world DaVinci in comparison.]