"How... how does this relate to you wanting to acquire the secrets sealed within Guru Mountain?" Estev continued to ask. After answering Kuyi Tulan's question, he reverted to his own concerns.
"No, you're wrong. I don't want to *acquire* the secrets sealed within the mountain; I just want to *understand*. There's a big difference!" Kuyi Tulan hastily corrected Estev. If the Great Mentor weren't present, he wouldn't care about such distinctions, but with the Great Mentor here, he was very particular about these terms.
Estev didn't understand all this. He was a fundamentally traditional man—conservative and obstinate. Now, at Guru Mountain, he had encountered many different things. Although he had lost an arm and nearly his life, he still felt strangely fulfilled at this moment.
Change often comes subtly. Estev, this old-fashioned man, didn't realize he had already begun to change unconsciously.
