Valen's eyes widen. "Disgrace? Oh dear, whatever happened to him? I would like to hear that story at some point! He never talked about his past other than to say that 'folk wouldn't listen'. Maybe he wanted to shield me, or meant to tell me at some point before he passed away? And I would be interested in taking this test; after all, the sooner I get licensed, the sooner I can start practicing and making money off of my arts more publicly!" Valen grins with the idea; he truly does love his work.

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Again, throughout this entire conversation, Valen is actively attempting to get a social sense of what the person is saying, not saying, hiding, his motivations, etc.; making active sense motive checks.