There's hardly anything to discuss.

[He was orphaned, then adopted, then moved to Recolle. Other things happened to flavor the story up, but they were hardly important enough for him to mention it to one of the students he had been charged with watching over.]

But don't try to change subjects, Flat. [He added, briskly.] So you didn't do the readings... which is okay, what parts were you having trouble with?