We've been traveling for a week now.

Following the boys, I’ve got to know that they are traveling this old road not because they are hiding or fleeing someone. It just so happened, that their village is here, by the side of this old road.

When the new road was built by Lord Malcolm, many people moved to the new towns and villages built on the new road, but not everyone was willing to leave. To throw away everything you've got at an old place, to change your settled lifestyle, it was hard for people. Thus, some people decided to stay despite knowing that they will be abandoned by authorities if they choose so.

The two boys before me are from ones of those who stayed. Actually, it wasn't them who decided to stay. Obviously, they are too young to make any decisions on that. It was their parents or probably grandparents who choose to stay behind.

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Their village is one of the bigger ones. It used to be a prosperous city some years back. Here, there is a scholar who has made a school and is teaching children from around the abandoned town. Who knows why he stayed here, but he is a kind old man, is good to children, and his teachings are very interesting. Children are coming from very far away to be taught by him.

From what I’ve understood, the boys are classmates and have been motivated by their teacher to go to the big city. The reason being the scholar is not a mage himself, so he can't properly teach these two children.

I should praise this virtuous man for it. I might’ve not been able to see if I was a human, but being a ghost it is clear to me that the magical potential of the boys is pretty good. It surely would be a waste if they were not taught properly.