Combeferre’s chuckle held a self-deprecating note. “Goodness, when you continue to insist in such a way, how can do anything but agree?” And Sybil, bless her, was not even his only source of encouragement. Jehan’s praise was, of course, unending, and even Remus had insisted more than once that he would do well in a way that made Combeferre think that he was not only being kind. While Combeferre disliked thinking that he required flattery, the encouragement offered by his friends certainly buoyed him, making it easy to float above his insecurities. “Do you have any new reports from your own studies?"