The Evils of Haranshire
Seirye perked up a little at Karon's question, "I know a few languages, I mean it's almost a pre-requisite when you're studying tomes or scrolls from many places and you're trying to distill the knowledge of an entire world, or some parts of it, so that you can understand how better to prepare to cast some spell, or appreciate some nuance in the gestures required to maximise the mystical potential. You may not realise this but it's not as if Elves have a monopoly on the ancient arcana, or humans for that matter, or..."
She paused as she glanced at the faces of those around her for a moment.
"... yes, the lizard-people, no I'm afraid I don't know the speech of these folk."
She paused again.
"And neither does Fizjl."