Barlin was so stunned he thought he had misheard.

He's supposed to be the Lord of the Winter Manor! How did his title suddenly turn into Lord of the Winter Manure?!

While he thought they were screwing with him, he remembered that he mind-bent them—they wouldn't hesitate to go naked in the freezing temperatures outside if he ordered them.

That meant it was simply linguistic incompetence.

Hence, he scowled at Kohei, "Increase the Oskian lessons to six hours! And everyone is only allowed to sle