"Leona, eh? Well, should I ever have the fortune to meet her, I'll have to thank her." Jon replied. "She sounds wonderful."

Definitely admirable - the sort of person Jon would have hoped for Chiyo to meet if she was away from home.

"You can be however you wish to be. If you find those admirable traits, then pursue them. I have every confidence in your ability to become the sort of person you want to be." he replied warmly. "And if there's any help I can offer, please never hesitate to ask."