Uncle Azzie's idea to get me asleep was…
Giving me an etiquette lesson.
We were sitting in the living room after sending the kids asleep, having read them a book each.
I was still feeling restless and bouncy, jumpy, as I paced the room.
"The Academy, sadly, only focuses on your magical education," uncle Azzie said. "But, since most mages come well rounded enough, it usually works out fine. In your case, though, there are huge gaps in your education we need to correct."
"Such as?" I asked.
I would say, more than gaps, I had fjords in my education. As far as Marn's culture and traditions go, that is.
"The etiquette, dancing, basic magic, foreign languages, calligraphy, playing an instrument, and managing a household," uncle Azzie enumerated.
That was a rather large program.
"But of
