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Truebridge responded after listening carefully. "That is how long they've been known here in England yes. Very good answer. What was your name, young lady?"
Oh yay! She had managed to answer correctly and even better it had been a good answer according to the Professor. She was so busy being internally chuffed that she almost missed Professor Truebridge asking her name. "It's Mia, Sir. Mia Gibbins."
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Con_Stripes "Some of you mentioned the 'runic alphabet'. While I don't mind this term, and on occasion may use it myself, it is worth noting that it is not an entirely correct term. While it is reasonable to compare a rune to a letter, strictly speaking runes are not an alphabet. Alphabet is a term for the latin based alphabet which we use, 'A B C.." and so forth, based on the names of the first two letters in Latin, Alpha and Beta. The equivalent term for the Runes we will be focusing this term on is 'futhark' and for much the same reason. The first six runes make up the name 'futhark.'"
The book in front of you is an introductory book only." Truebridge continued. "It summarises and introduces but that is all. The intent is to provide direction for your future research, and indeed for your homework assignments. This textbook is simply a guide, it is up to you to find a path, just like Runes themselves indicate the changing journey and not the final destination. You may of course use any textbooks you like as reference, but do be sure to credit your sources."
He looked around. "So for today, I suggest we skip the 'boring' stuff - you can do that for homework." Ethan Truebridge of course, never found anything truly boring, but his mind was rather different to most. "Instead we're going to make magic." He waited for the class to absorb that.
Mia quickly scribbled down most of what the Professor was saying but couldn't quite keep up with everything and her writing was starting to get really messy so she decided to just stop and read the text book later.
Her head snapped up quickly and she looked up at the front of the classroom with interest. They were going to make magic?
Cool.
Just so long as they didn't have to use their wands.