"In lieu of some of the vis salary, I would like to acquire a Latin teacher of sufficient skill to teach me to read Latin in a season. Getting up to speed is a tactical and strategic necessity for me."
((Maybe even a separate teacher if paying for it, it's the kind of thing that would be a spare no expense issue for Ophelia. I figure that teacher's SQ is Com 2+ Teaching 6 Specialty+1 Std+3=12 when in a group>2, 15 for two and 18 for single student.))
"I'm coming from a different place than most of my men. It could be an additional Latin teacher, or it could be the same one who will do a private consultation with me sometime this year. I just need him to be able to get me up to speed in a year, based on my current knowledge."
SQ of 12 means the grogs will need 5 seasons to get fluent, a SQ of 13, would drop it down to 4.
Ophelia needs 20 to get to Latin 4. It's a matter of strategy, the sooner she can speak Latin well (I guess I'm assuming the other grogs do speak Latin, here, but that may be a false assumption), the better she can work with any of the grogs.