He couldn't help but smile at her comment as it relieved him to no end to hear that they were going to skip over stuff that he probably already knew.

"Well, I am at this particular school because this is the one that my mother said was the best fit for me, and I tend to trust her judgement." Another smile appeared on his face.

Of course, his mother was the answer to the second question as well. "As for my powers, I inherited my mother's ability to transform myself and other things into this mist that I can move in whatever direction that I want."