[Technically a compliment, but it's delivered more like a frank assessment than flattery. Still, he'll take note of this; some worlds' schools are quite different from the places of education that he knows of.]
Which path has served you better here?
[Present situation excluded, he assumes. Scholarship isn't going to do anything about the ghouls, but this state of affairs will pass. He hopes.]
no subject
[Technically a compliment, but it's delivered more like a frank assessment than flattery. Still, he'll take note of this; some worlds' schools are quite different from the places of education that he knows of.]
Which path has served you better here?
[Present situation excluded, he assumes. Scholarship isn't going to do anything about the ghouls, but this state of affairs will pass. He hopes.]