"As you've pointed out, I'm a good deal older than you," Rhys said, with a sly smile. "So I have a bit longer of a history. But I suppose I can give you the condensed version."
He leaned on one hand, gesturing idly with his knife as he spoke. "I apprenticed at an apothecary right out of school, for several years, actually, in Cardiff. I started painting professionally then, as well. This was in the sixties, so things were ... interesting, then. There was a family emergency, however, and I went home to take care of my sister for some time. After that, I became involved in the Ministry, magical law enforcement at first, and eventually the Wizengamot. All this nonsense with the war made me rethink my priorities, however, and I came here when the position opened up."
He grinned, spearing a piece of meat with the point of his knife, and eating it delicately off the blade. "It sounds so dry when I put it like that, doesn't it? I could tell you much more interesting stories, but it might make you blush."
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Date: 2012-03-22 05:07 am (UTC)From:He leaned on one hand, gesturing idly with his knife as he spoke. "I apprenticed at an apothecary right out of school, for several years, actually, in Cardiff. I started painting professionally then, as well. This was in the sixties, so things were ... interesting, then. There was a family emergency, however, and I went home to take care of my sister for some time. After that, I became involved in the Ministry, magical law enforcement at first, and eventually the Wizengamot. All this nonsense with the war made me rethink my priorities, however, and I came here when the position opened up."
He grinned, spearing a piece of meat with the point of his knife, and eating it delicately off the blade. "It sounds so dry when I put it like that, doesn't it? I could tell you much more interesting stories, but it might make you blush."