It was not often that Balthazar Urquart had all four of his children home, and so the wizard was eager to savour the time—to the extent that, unless something was actively on fire, he would not be reporting to the Ministry of Magic offices.  True, he hadn't expected 'time with the children' to include allowing Ruby to read his cards, but it was harmless enough and had grown into something he could see the Gryffindor enjoyed immensely.

Her question, though, stumped him. That Delight had wanted to work had never really come as much of a surprise. Though Balthazar's natal family did not approve of such things, he had never impressed upon his daughters an expectation that they be socialites, wives, and mothers only. Still, this was the first he had heard Ruby mention it, and he was rather taken aback, though did his best not to show it.

"Well," he began before taking a long pause, "I admit, I don't believe I know. It was different for me, you see," Balt explained. "As a third son, there was never any doubt in my mind that I would find a profession, and I think I always assumed it would be within the Ministry of Magic."

True, his path at the Ministry had not exactly been linear, but it had been his 'home', professionally speaking, for the majority of his adult life.

"Of course, once there, I still yearned for something more," he added with a chuckle, "but I think that might have been Fate's way of throwing me at your mother more than anything."