Jaune: "Dad... Why can't I be a paladin like you? Join an order?"
Nick: "Your mother wants you to be a doctor-"
Jaune: "I don't want to be! I want to be like you and Mom! Heroes! Hunters! Why can't I be that?!"
Nick: sighs "... You're very gentle, Jaune. Very kind."
Jaune: "So that makes me weak?!"
Nick: "No. No, kindness is what a knight should be."
Jaune: "But... Your order... Isn't it of Saint Edmund the Just?"
Nick: smiles "Yes. Edmund the Just. Edmund, the one who fought through three Grimm Ogres to break the White Witch's wand! Edmund, the strategist who aided his brother in the great campaigns!"
Jaune: *grins* "Yeah!"
Nick: "And he was also Edmund the Redeemed. He betrayed his siblings and Narnia to the White Witch. He fell for her lies, ate her food. Aslan died in his place. And he redeemed himself and Aslan forgave him. He didn't deserve it, but he received it. Just as none of us deserve Aslan's grace... But He gave it to us anyway."
Jaune: "Oh..."
Nick: "You are kind and warm and don't hold grudges. But... A warrior needs fire as well as kindness. And I don't know if you have that, son."
Jaune: scowls "How will I know if I have it if you don't even give me a chance to prove it?!"
Nick: "... That's true, son. Sometimes... You just have to go and take it. Prove yourself by disobeying the rules."
Jaune: "Dad?"
Nick: nods "Like Edmund... You'll have to take the initiative, and prove yourself. Show that you're more than what you've done. All paladins do, son."
Later... Jaune runs out with armor and a sword and shield, and his luggage. He's running for the gates... Sneaks out... And heads for the train station.
Nick watches him go. Tex stands next to him.
Tex: "You know, you could stop him."
Nick: "I could."
Tex: "So, why not? Your wife's gonna raise hell."
Nick: "I know."
Tex: "Sooo... Why aren't you stopping him?"
Nick: "Because he needs to find his strength."
Tex: "He might die."
Nick: nods "He might... But he will find his way. I have faith. After all... In the end, it's all anyone has."
Tex: deadpan "And you also killed every Grimm between here and the train station."
Nick: "Well, he's still my son and I'm going to do my best for him! I'm not a monster!"