@ItsNotOverYet Actually, the author clarified this on her tweet on X. She explained that Tei tends to speak very little because he is a noble. Since nobles have to be very careful with their words,because every sentence can carry hidden meanings . Tei prefers to stay quiet. The author also mentioned that Tei is very straightforward, so he isn’t very good at wrapping his words like other nobles do, which makes him even more reserved. That’s why he often says very little even though we can see his thoughts as readers.