Andar was silent after he heard those words from his Master's words. The conviction in his tone was unmistakable, this was a man who understands the journey of a Mage, and the road to fulfilling their potential.
Andar suddenly had the urge to stay beside this man, after all, his Master had spent more than a decade finding ways to manage his condition, and he had asked for nothing more from him than his dedication and perseverance.
They could go to another place and begin life anew. With his talents, he would be able to protect his master in a short amount of time.
[Rowan was amused by this thought process of Andar and he let it play out, he would be doing similar things in the future to create a more natural growth of this character from a naive youth to a jaded Mage. Of course, Rowan was Andar, but he had perfectly duplicated the child's consciousness.]