"First, this indicates that you should have taken on a team, not an apprentice. Second, if you already had an apprentice, who is it and why didn't you mention it so that you could get the proper time afforded for in village training? Third, neither of those situations was your fault, and that month long mission was intended to be much shorter. Fourth, you should actually talk to the girl instead of presuming her feelings about you, she's a young girl, and young girls make comments."

He paused, then sighed. "So... that brings us up to the mission, right?"