"How about you show me that you deserve it?"
Alice was about to interrupt the confrontation when she heard the front door open
"I'm back!" was heard from the entrance
everyone remained silent after the announcement, waiting for the arrival of the guys' father, as well as the woman's husband.
After waiting for the approaching sound of footsteps, a man with an imposing build entered the living room: his face, previously graced with a radiant smile, transformed into a puzzled face, his short raven black hair highlighted his jawline, making him eye-catching, while his jade eyes fell on the figure in the red robe
"What's going on?". This is the first sentence he said as soon as he entered
"Hello Mr. Tural, I am the commander of the red tower, Alexander Rubino" the wizard said, standing up and bowing slightly
"Hello Mr. Rubino , why are you here?" as he said this, Ethan Tural quickly inspected the older man from his feet to his head
"I am here to recommend your son Adamas to the science section of my tower" Alexander said.
Ethan looked at him puzzled.
"It's a long story, he will have some explanations from his wife later, the fact is that he is a genius, while his eldest daughter is very brave" and as he did so, he shot a midnight blue look at the girl.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to check whether Ambra Tural lives up to her claims, obviously if you agree".
"All right, go ahead." Alice said quickly.
Noticing her husband's irritated yet confused look, Alice, after giving permission, quickly reassured him and updated him on the situation.
"Good. Ambra, do you want to take the test here in front of everyone or do you want to be alone?"
"Alone...please"
"Good"
After this brief exchange, the two went to Ambra's room and locked themselves.
"Adamas, can you explain to me what you and the commander talked about to get to this point?" Alice asked in a firm but maternal tone
"Erm... dogs! Yes! Of Silver's race! He was really interested in our dog..." but seeing that Ethan and Alice continued to stare at him impatiently, he finally gave up
"We talked about WO and probability calculation..." he said in a broken voice, on the verge of crying due to the pressure of the situation
Obviously it was done intentionally by Adamas, trying to appear as sorry as possible to escape punishment from his parents. 'If they had known that i had played in a tavern, the consequences would have been catastrophic for me!' the boy thought.
"Ahhh~, okay okay, don't worry, your mother didn't teach you this things just because you asked, you'll need it anyway, you did nothing wrong son" Ethan intervened, with a sorry but proud look at his son at the same time
Alice intervened with actions, offering a warm hug to her son, ruffling his hair
"Well, now let's discuss Mr. Rubino's proposal, shall we? All three of us" Ethan said with a soft smile on his face
"Mh!" Adamas said, nodding
Meanwhile, in Ambra's room
Ambra's bedroom was made up of few but good things: upon entering you immediately noticed the desk full of books and texts on magic, which only left room for a small light made by a magic lamp; the bed, placed next to the desk, was tidy, like the rest of the room.
The magician sat down on a chair in front of Amber, who was sitting on her bed.
Alexander knew from the first glance the whole family knew about Ambra's magical power, so he got straight to the point
"Well, my dear, since you are just 14 years old, I think you can exercise your magical power, but it's still dangerous inside the house, so I won't ask you for any practical demonstrations.
"Let's start with the theory: what can you tell me about the composition of 'mana'?"
The crimson man knew what he was asking, and it wasn't an easy question for a 14-year-old girl, especially since the topic was addressed in the second year of the basic magic course and by asking her this, he made his intentions clear: he didn't want to go easy on her.
" 'Mana' is the lifeblood of every magician, it is present in them and in the air around us; it is divided into 6 main elemental particles , such as air/ water/ earth/ fire/ light and darkness"
Alexander wasn't that surprised by the girl's answer, she had to live up to what she said, and indeed, although incomplete, she had answered the question correctly
"Well, next question: can all wizards collect these particles inside his body?"
"Well... theoretically yes, but there are 'affinities', which allow you to collect the particles more or less easily, and unlike what your affinity is you will have certain skills and different ways to manifest your magical power"
At Ambra's response, Alexander nodded, then continued to ask questions ranging from the first to the second year of the basic magic course. This goes on for many minutes until the magician looked at Ambra for a few seconds and asked
"Why do you want to enter the red tower? You are prepared, it's true, but why should I recommend you?" Alexander asked, staring into Amber's purple eyes
"I want to learn magic, because I think it's useful"
However, seeing that the answer did not satisfy the magician, Ambra continued speaking after a few seconds of contemplation
"For as long as I can remember my father always told me that I had to find something fun and never boring, nothing 'still', something that is always 'moving'
"At first I didn't understand its meaning, but then I understood: I had to find something that moved me at the sight of it
"But I still found nothing: they gave me toys, clothes, but nothing interested me
"One day, while I was playing in the back of mom and dad's shop, a customer came in: a simple girl in a red dress like yours, with curly brown hair , I looked out the door behind the counter, she looked at me and with a beautiful smile on her face she said 'Do you want to see something beautiful?' and in an instant a small flame emerged from his palm, which transformed into a flower, then a bird and finally a firework
"I was amazed at what the girl had done, and so I decided that what dad had said, for me, was the magic, because its fun and beyond beautiful, always constantly changing."
This answer left the magician speechless. 'Ah! Has anyone ever given me this answer before?' he thought
"..."
'Oh God, did I say something I shouldn't?!?!' Ambra thought, letting little or nothing of her thoughts show through her expression,and immediately afterwards he asked "W-what is it?"
"Very good, that's enough for me."
"Are we done yet?!"
"Yes, that may be enough. Let's go down, I have to talk to your parents"
The bedroom door opened, drawing the attention of the family on the ground floor.
Ethan and Alice saw the crimson commander with a thoughtful face going down the stairs with their daughter following him.
"Mr. and Mrs. Tural, could you give me a moment to speak? Just the three of us please" Alexander said with a formal tone
Hearing this, Adamas looked at his older sister with a questioning look, as if to ask what had happened, and immediately followed Ambra to the first floor.
"I will also recommend your daughter for the entrance test" the crimson wizard said in a solemn voice