Ves didn't want to raise average mech designers.
Anyone who received his tutelage should follow a unique and exciting path. This was why he tried his best to help his students develop in more creative directions.
Ketis was a good example of someone who managed to do that. Though Ves wasn't directly responsible for her ascension to swordmaster, he had succeeded in laying the foundation to her successful rise.
As Ves listened to Maikel and Zanthar elaborate on how they had narrowed down their studies to their chosen specialties, he felt that the young men weren't quite there yet. Their ambitions weren't small, but they were still a distance away from setting unique and original goals.
Well, it wasn't as if he could expect anything more out of students who had yet to graduate. They still needed to learn how to walk before they could run.