Wow, I'm not that old. Save that for the real old men.

[he appreciates it. He and Charles did the same thing, immediately bickering with one another rather than voicing their concerns. It had helped a lot.

His smile turns a little bittersweet, but it's still there all the same] Thanks. The other X-Men are a couple of our students, but - they're incredibly impressive. Not - that all of my students aren't impressive, but -

They've . . . sort of earned it.