[ Arcane. He mouths the word to himself, having never actually heard it before. He hasn't heard a lot of words, though, considering that he hasn't ever actually been in a classroom. He'd taught himself to read and write, of course, and could do basic math, but it had all come from what little he'd picked up from the ice harvesters and the occasional help from Grand Pabbie. ]

Master isn't the word I'd use, but being raised by trolls makes it pretty likely you'll pick some things up along the way. It was interesting to listen to them talk about. Way more intriguing than anything they tried to teach me at the orphanage.

[ He's talking while he makes it to the second floor, going to check the halls first for any kind of clue to an exit. ]