When someone liked someone else, they would even like their shortcomings.
Roland's behavior was exactly a combination of rationality and pragmatism in the Great Elder's eyes.
Of course, if another student were to behave the same way, they might have been remarked to be wavering, untrustworthy, and undetermined.
Returning from the conference hall to the manor, Roland saw that the two catgirls were having afternoon tea in the manor.
From far away, he heard one of them talking. "Marilyn, remember that you shouldn't mix herbal tea in fruit wine. It's fine if you do that between friends, but you'll be mocked if it's a formal occasion. That's a tradition of human beings."
"Why do we have to go by the human beings' rules?"
"Maybe because they represent civilization?" Maromatha hesitated for a moment before answering.
It was quite interesting that human beings adored elves while the hybrids admired human beings culturally.