It might seem surprising to Simon that Ormon was speaking up for him, but to some of the powerhouses who heard Ormon's question, they understood why he was asking such a question.
A vast majority of them had heard of Simon one way or the other, but they never took him seriously.
Everything he did with his classmates, the gangs, and even the embarrassment of the nine initiates only served as a brief source of entertainment to them.
It would not be the first time that a First Year would stir up waves in the academy, and though Simon was stirring up waves in a completely different manner, they believed that it would die down.
There have been First Years who eventually found it very difficult to ride the waves they stirred up, and they either drowned or their waves died down.
To many of these powerhouses, only time would tell if Simon would be able to ride these waves, and if he was truly talented.
This was what they believed... however... this battle showed them something else.
