His mood deflates the moment she starts talking. He was hoping for something like sticker collecting, pony riding, starting fires, or even something mundane as hiking. But no, it's studying. He would've even been fine with reading books.

It's all over his face how disappointed he is until she perks up about magic, "Oh right, you were part of the Mage's Club." That's acceptable, "I just figured with all this wonderful air, the beauty of the trees, the feel of the water on skin, that there would be something more."