The Headmaster immediately mistook John's silence for dissatisfaction.
He assumed John wanted the power and prestige of an academy-wide club immediately, perhaps out of the typical impatience of a talented youth. However, the Headmaster remained firm.
In his mind, even if these students were performing a grand service as Nikolas suggested, a few setbacks and bureaucratic hurdles would only serve to ground them.
He believed a bit of struggle might be beneficial to keep their egos in check before they were thrust onto a bigger stage.
In reality, John was thinking about something entirely different. He had initially thought that establishing even a local club within the Military Department would take them months of lobbying and proof-of-strength. He had estimated it would take at least a year or two to expand that influence across the entire academy.
