MasonicBoys - Apprentice Tate is considered something of a wild card by many of the other Masters. No one would deny that the boy is both beautiful and has an air of steely determination, but some have suggested he could be too arrogant to be trained effectively. He was given a sharp atonement as a warning, but appeared to take the whole thing in stride. They passed him on to me to see if I could get through to him with a different approach. Within seconds of his walking into the interview, I was frustrated. The Boy is stunning, what with his watery, ice-blue eyes and not a hair out of place. Yet, he opted to present himself to me with his tie loosened and the top button of his shirt undone. Call me petty, but it’s exactly these sorts of minor details which indicate disrespect for our authority. There was also something about the boy’s demeanor which got my back up. Usually these Apprentices turn up for their interviews looking utterly terrified, and this can trigger a fairly paternalistic response from me. However, on the rare occasions that I find a boy sitting opposite me who’s literally brimming with hubris, a very different Master Snow emerges…