Not for nothing, but I'd argue that if someone isn't good at their profession inside of fourteen years, they should probably pick something else.

[But then, he's a wizard, so again: probably a bad metric for judging anything, with only his own experiences to compare to.]

And I'm right there with you, but he likes doing it. Maybe we can let him prepare some... side dishes.

[palamedes knows what a side dish is, absolutely]