"Oh, no, no," the counselor waves his hands a little, as if brushing the idea away. "Your schooling would be your job. Of course, you can if you want to. There's plenty of part-time work to be had around the city, or on one of the other ships."

He shifts his weight to get more comfortable, sticking his hands in his pockets. "So, do you need anything right now? Are you hungry or anything?" (It was possible that lion-people ate humans, but he decided to give Shadow the benefit of the doubt.)