[A big part of it's pride. Only just last year, he taught the class. Before transferring, he'd been so damn excited to teach Dirk and Dave how to fly. So... hearing this, it's a little upsetting. He can understand why, but... He can't just let Dirk give up on the whole flying part of being a wizard just because of what happened.]

Dirk, flying's... the best fucking part of being a Wizard. There's pretty much nothing better. I just... don't want you to miss out on that.