In general, that part was quick and reminded me very much of a school ceremony.
Indeed, Alexander gave a speech about community and fellowship, about supporting one another, about duty, humility, wisdom, loyalty, obedience and the strong bond of friendship, placing special emphasis on that last one. He emphasized greatly the idea that more than being a group of protectors and assistants, the children present there who would form part of Andre’s Circle would be his right hands and his most loyal friends. Andre stood with him when he spoke, both of them standing before the fireplace, surrounded by a semicircle of people. Practically in an arrangement that seemed rehearsed and carefully prepared; Alexander held his son in front of him, with both hands on his still small shoulders, and likewi
