Rhys considered the boy for a long moment, thinking. Then he shook his head. "No. I think not. You'll have to take a leap of faith."

"If you're interested, you should be aware of the location of my office and the hours I keep, Mr. Makara. I inform all my students at the beginning of term. Avail yourself of them or not, as you like." He smiled again, then, that predatory grin, full of teeth, that Kurloz's own smile was such an echo. "Good day to you, my lad."