Mistral nods. "I know what you mean. The Black Mage village can be... boring. And I think we were designed with some kind of species pecking order." There's a hmph from him at that, a bit cross at the idea. "Being around the older Black Mages isn't easy. We... me and the other Waltzes... they're sort of our parents, but at the same time it just feels natural to try to boss them around. And they let us do it. It's one of the reasons Rydia started taking us to other worlds to start with."