Ignis shakes his head. It's obvious his teacher feels very passionately about this point, but the advisor cannot bring himself to see it in the same way.

"I must be more blind than I thought," he presses his lips into a thin line making it clear he's thinking hard about this. "Perhaps another example will help. I have served my prince with both devotion and love since the age of six years. I dare say he would think it tragic if he were to lose my guidance and companionship. Are you seriously saying that the tragedy would be even greater if I were female? It seems preposterous. What does gender have to do with how much devotion and love I might be able to give to the one I serve?"