Hmm, there is satisfaction in a job well done. Of course.

[Lorenz himself is not out there teaching kids to read, necessarily, but he likes to think he too is making big steps. That is,]

In my work, one's best bet is to reach as many people as possible, and to institute reform that withstands the test of time. I have many designs for such a feat, such that the people of Gloucester territory will prosper for generations. Stymied, unfortunately, by being here.

[Again, woe. The machine beeps at him then, startling him out of his thoughtfulness.]

What? Goddess, what does it want now?

[It's a timer. That's it.]