Third person POV
After that, as Russell, after getting the explanation of how Gerald managed to acquire such a huge collection of books, sat down and started restudying his native earth languages, Gerald asked him if he had trained any apprentice in his line of work. Russell then responded, "Yes, 4 so far..."
Gerald was shocked. "Woah, what? My first apprentice-in-training was my current co-captain, yet 4 already for you?"
"Well...2 from the Zale Valleys and 2 from the Southern Plains, plus the 5th one from Batela still in training."
"No way! You're already in a lot of progress, while I am still in the process of training my first apprentice!"
"Yeah...fast, isn't it?"
Because of that and with a fiery vigor in his eyes, Gerald was more determined in his future, long-term goals for his ferry education for future captains in the near future. Noticing that, Russell was positive for him, saying in his mind, "Good luck with that, Tito Gerald…"