From boyhood, Rubus has been studious, friendly, and a good listener. He is solicitous of older people, seeking their hard-earned wisdom. While believing in the Messiah, he is patient with others' beliefs; one cannot be coerced in matters of conscience, but one can be won over. He believes he sins if he takes sentient life.

While down-to-earth, as a healer should be, his gaze reveals that sometimes he is looking for what is there beyond what is there.