Having officially learned how read and write, Lith practiced every day.
While his family considered him a genius, he knew better.
Needing to practice hard to memorize just twenty-one letters and ten numbers, Lith did not feel much brilliant.
Striking the iron while it was still hot, he asked Raaz to carve for him a wooden ruler, 50 centimetres (19,7 inches) long and 3 centimetres (1,2 inches) both high and wide.
In the front he had engraved all the alphabet, on the back the numbers.
It was Lith’s clutch during his homework, a tool necessary for him to be free of practicing anytime without bothering his parents.
Raz was still on cloud nine, so he didn’t make any question about the oddly big sizes Lith requested.
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