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Quote #10
Tendai nodded. He was proud his father was speaking to him as an adult. (40.57)
In the end, Tendai still wants his dad's approval, but he doesn't need it anymore. He's spent so much time away from his parents that he doesn't look to his dad for a pat on the back. He'll happily take one, though. Now that his dad thinks of him as an adult, Tendai has arrived.