[if nothing else, it's a pretty fair question—one he's had to answer often enough. it's not something he loves talking about, but he gets the sense that jusis probably won't cast the same judgment on him that other soldier do.]

My father invested quite a lot into ensuring I was trained from a very young age. It was a case of working and training nonstop until I was completely capable of excelling at the exams and other requirements needed to enter our military, and once I achieved that much, I simply utilized my knowledge to qualify for promotions.

[he makes it sound so easy, but it was a hard road, and one that comes with a lot of people thinking garrett paid people off in order to get him a ranking position. it's frustrating, of course, but hubert has enough pride to be able to say confidently that his own hard work got him there, even if he is just a tool for his adoptive father's machinations to get in good with the government.]