Rais listened as Ryan talked about himself not trusting many people and when he did start trusting them, only then would be come out of his hiding shell and reveal his true self to the person. Rais never had any reason to hide his identity from anyone, but there was a difference between who Ryan was and who Rais was. Rais being a Professor, and Ryan being a death eater, there was a big difference, so Rais understood where Ryan was coming from. "I know where your coming from Ryan." said Rais with a smile. It truly surprised Rais a little bit when he saw Ryan revealing his real name, then went onto talk about his friends and family. It would seem that Ryan was getting to trust Rais more, which made Rais more comfort at heart because he had just made a good friend that he could talk to whenever he would need his help. Apart from being a DE, Rais thought of Ryan as being a good guy, a god guy at heart. Rais thought of Ryan as a person who was cold on the outside, but warm on the inside.
Rais listened as Ryan went on about how he was on the Quidditch team when he was in school and that he wanted to play for the professional team, but he decided to become a death eater and to follow on his parent's foot steps. There was nothing wrong with following on a parent's foot steps, but a person could do what made them happy as well. "Well, you could be a death eater and play for a Professional team if you want, couldn't you? I mean, doing something that makes YOU happy, and to keep yours parent's happy, you went on to become a death eater, so it's a win win situation on both sides." said Rais explaining to Ryan. Rais didn't expect Ryan to listen to him or to take his advice, but it was important for Rais to offer advice on his part to the young Ryan. Rais kept listening as Ryan talked about how his parent's were caught by Auror's on their mission to kill a muggle and were sent to Azkaban. "I'm sorry to hear about your parent's Ryan, I really am. If there is anything I can help you with, do let me know." said Rais trying to comfort Ryan. Rais knew that Ryan was opening up to him more and more, but it surely wasn't easy for Ryan to let it all out, but in the end, Ryan would benefit from letting it all out because he would feel comfort at heart.