See, this was why Roderik - or Prince Erik, should she say? - was opening the lesson. He had a flare for the dramatic that she so clearly lacked. Tiara nodded at the man's assessment of her subject; it did require more theoretical knowledge as a rule. But she hoped that today her students would see its more practical applications as well.

And she was also secretly hoping that someone would rush up front to try to open the box as part of their explanation. Was that so wrong?