Shawn genuinely admired Dumbledore, but he would never become someone like him.
It was too exhausting.
Yet the world could not do without people like that.
Like the Order of the Phoenix members led by Dumbledore, many struggled in their own lives, yet they could fight for justice, even willingly sacrifice themselves.
Still, with the problems the wizarding world currently faced, the Old Beekeeper's methods clearly no longer worked. Once Shawn became stronger than him, he would send him to Nurmengard to enjoy his retirement.
The break was over.
Vita continued her lesson on mastering one's temperament.
After the lesson ended, she made lunch for Shawn again.
The second time was easier than the first.
Shawn gradually became less reserved and even began to enjoy it.
However thoroughly someone saw through life and its worldly concerns, no one could refuse sincere care and familial affection.
After lunch, Vita asked Shawn to bring up a problem he had encountered.
Shawn thought for a moment, then asked a question he had actually already worked out himself. Still, he wanted the wise Vita's perspective.
"If some powerful being is using someone, should that person be happy or worried?"
Vita narrowed her exquisite, slender eyes, untouched by wrinkles, quickly analyzing what Shawn meant.
Had he detected Grindelwald's presence? Or was he questioning her motives in sincerely teaching him as her godson?
In the end, Vita offered no lengthy lecture, only a calmly delivered, cruel conclusion.
"In truth, everyone is a tool. A tool's value depends on who uses it, not on how finely crafted the tool itself is."
After visiting Nurmengard, Dumbledore stopped bothering Shawn.
Gellert had hinted that if they could raise Shawn together, he would stay out of trouble.
After deep consideration, Dumbledore arranged for a Christmas prison visit and urged