The teacher for Elemental Comm, as it was called, was a tall gaunt looking man.
His introduction and overview of the high points, as they were, of his class was obviously a speech that had been used dozens of times. Tiberius didn't mind, it was after all, new to him and he eagerly absorbed whatever knowledge he was given.
He learned of the four main elemental languages, each for one of the four classic elements, as well as the fact that there were dozens of dialects of each language.
This would prove to be an intriguing class.
“She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.”
― Hogfather