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The question was a little unexpected, though Kyriel was glad that the mood was kept light. He could not help the very small, shy smile that crept over his face. "Yeah, I guess..." He shrugged his thin shoulders, ducking his head into it as if he thought he was a turtle. Of course, maybe he was just addressing the fact that there was damage done to the wall. That thought helped him to wipe the smile away. He had not looked since his mind had been on other things. Hopefully it was little enough damage that he would just be punished with detention or something. Even if they were powerful magic users, his parents had been out-of-commission for quite some time and had not been well in the money in recent years with their care for him. They had always been able to get by, living rather comfortable lives which was easy for some Elves in the woods, though Kyriel did not want to take from what little they had. His parents had been doing more jobs now that he was away at school, so things were looking up in that respect, not that his family had ever viewed it as a big problem. They did not even really need money since they lived in the forest.