When Arthur reached the ship, he was congratulated by his people, and he congratulated others for their performance too.
His performance in the second test wasn't eye-catching, but it was definitely above the top 1% of the 5.2 million people that will participate in the examination. It is something to be happy about.
Lady Vena said to him, "You did well on the test. I actually didn't expect you to endure for that long. I guess all the trouble you went to trying to run away from home turned out to be a good thing."
He rolled his eyes and said, "I guess I should thank you for beating me up and breaking my limbs."
She thought about it and said, "I wasn't going to say that you should thank me, but if you insist, I guess there's nothing I can do to stop you from thanking me."
