After all the tests were done everyone was invited to take a group caravan to the Academy in five months to make it in time for the start of the school year in six months. The Academy has always plans three test taking times a month apart half a year before school starts. The twins had taken the first test taking time which made it so they had to wait the entire half a year before they could go to school.
The twins accepted, but instead of leaving alone they were being followed by an unwanted follower.
"Hello, I am David. I am an Academy mage. You see your kids are so talented that we at the Academy wanted to make sure they are safe until they arrive."
Edmund and Adeline had their mouths open so wide they could fit an egg easily! Aroura seemed to nod as if this was all obvious. As for the twins, Lily and Ambrose, they felt like dying. They knew the reason David was following them was because they seemed to want to escape!
"*sigh* Let's just go home..." Lily spoke with a tired sigh.
Edmund woke up from his daze as he spoke quickly, "Yes! Of course! Sir David, we would love your company!" Waving the mage over Edmund suddenly realized his ride home was a simple wagon that was used for his produce. Quickly realizing he might offend this great mage, he bowed as he spoke hurriedly, "I am sorry Lord David. We are simple farmers and don't have a carriage to bring you to our humble territory."
David didn't seem to mind as he calmly walked up and sat next to the driver's seat. The twins followed and lay in the bed. Aroura followed her siblings as she excitedly asked several questions.
This woke up the older couple as they realized they were the only ones disturbed by the man's great background. So with a sigh, Edmund quickly took charge and began the slow ride home.
***
"HEY! What did I just say? If you don't know what it affects ask before touching it!" An angry shout came from the small frame of Ambrose.
David gave a helpless look as he was being yelled at for touching some farming equipment. He was supposed to protect these two talented geniuses and in the last two days, all that had happened was that he was told over and over again that he was being stupid or was ruining art or something or another.
Edmund who was farming from the side didn't know what to say, so he simply acted like he saw nothing.
On the first day he had told his son not to yell at the great mage only to get yelled at in return. He thought he would show his bearing as an adult, but David spoke up saying some children were passionate and he understood that.
It didn't end there as his daughter did the same and berated the poor Academy mage for ruining one of her plant experiments. David once again didn't take it to heart as he simply waved the twin's behavior as passionate child talk... It didn't end there.
Almost every second of the mage's existence here on the farm was him being yelled at by the twins who kept telling him not to touch their stuff. Even today, the first thing in the morning David was being yelled at.
Lily was the only one who spoke up for David this time, "Ambrose aren't you forgetting something?"
Ambrose who was about to bully David suddenly stopped as a bright smile took over. "Rashit Territory!"
Lily nodded with a pleased expression as she spoke, "Things will be great!"
Ambrose didn't listen to her as he ran to prepare. Everything they needed.
David who waiting to get yelled at suddenly felt something strange. These two had not been happy ever since he had met them. They didn't act like kids at all, instead, they acted like adults who desperately wanted to get out of work. Now for the first time, they were acting like kids!
Turning to Edmund he asked, "Why are they so excited?"
"Oh, today they are supposed to go to the neighboring territory to check the land and build a farm." Edmund spoke like it was the most normal thing to do making David nod in understanding for a moment before becoming even more confused.
"A farm?"
***
"HAHA! Look! I haven't seen that type of tree before!"
"HAHA! Look! It looks similar yet so different!"
The twins were gawking all the way to the Rashit territory surprising David at the large amount of plants they knew. He cuirious had once asked the simple question, "How do you know that is a different plant?"
In the end, he had been thoroughly taught the intricacies of the special type of pine tree for an hour. He even learned how the twins categorized plants. Two plants can be in be the same species, for example two pines, but they are separated by classes, like a blue pine and a redwood.
Since then he had not asked any questions fearing he would learn so much 'useless' information that he would forget how to cast spells! Who has space in their mind to remember a tree species that you won't see again? Maybe you won't even remember it!
"Kids! Look ahead! There is the place Otheman is building!"
Pulling his kid's attention everyone saw the place Atheman was taking as his home. The 'castle' he claimed to be building...
"Why does it just look like a pile of stones?" Ambrose was the one who spoke first.
"Hey!" Lily lightly punched her brother as she spoke, "That is likely the blueprint. Just like how your farm without water would look like a bunch of random assortment of items, their castle still looks like a random assortment of stones."
Ambrose nodded thoughtfully before speaking with a firm voice, "I am better at building."
"AMBROSE!"