Oh, so he's a scholar! And a wizard. All right, that's good news. Aro smiles, perfectly comfortable with those distinctions.

"I'm an explorer," he says, which leads Iessa to nudge him and growl. He smiles wider. "Yes, all right, and a sorcerer. Quite a new one, though. I've only had my powers since just before Iessa hatched, so I have some idea of the stress you're talking about. I'm still finding my feet with all of this."