While Quinn always had a good relationship with his mother, something about Leonor's personality made her mother him a lot of the time.
There were a few instances in the Academy when Quinn was in a pit of studying and she was the one who forced him to eat or sleep. Moments like that made him believe she would be a good mother one day if she ever let anyone get that close to her.
Knowing exactly how she would take his living space, Quinn dreaded it when Leonor gestured for him to go first. Yet he was the one who brought such a curious mage there in the first place.
He relented with a sigh, wondering what sort of damage he had left that morning. His cleaning efforts certainly didn't extend to that space and, while maids were allowed in this building, he asked them not to bother with his personal areas.