[It was very obvious.]

Books were my teachers, as a child.

[He had little else, and no other companions. Devin is... not sure what to make of Jack's compliment. Worth the effort. It's light, surely meant to charm, but it strikes at something much deeper than the captain likely intends. He hides it all the same.]

I can write out a long list of people who would tell you that I'm not, but if it entertains you, I suppose you can carry on.